Mt. Hermon, Israel. Photo source: The Children’s Village of Jerusalem
Mt. Tabor, Israel. near the Sea of Galilee. It is the site of a biblical battle between the Israelites and the army of the Canaanites.
By Paul Goldfinger, Editor Blogfinger.net.
The founders of Ocean Grove named some streets at the North End after actual elevated geographic sites in Israel. They were admirers of the Israelites and the Holy Land and they had a model of Jerusalem (1881) where the Auditorium Pavilion is now. Some called Ocean Grove “Jerusalem-By-the Sea.” The holiness movement strived to declare OG a holy city.
Postcard. Boston Public Library.
All those North End streets say “Way” as part of their street names; for example, Mt. Hermon Way, and some refer to that part of Ocean Grove as “the mountains of OG.”
Mt. Hermon Way. Paul Goldfinger photo.
Mount Hermon is a mountain cluster found between Syria and Lebanon, but its southern aspect is found in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights in the north. Its highest point is 9,232 feet.
Mt. Tabor is the site of a major battle in ancient times where 10,000 Judeans (Jews) were killed fighting their enemy.
Mt. Zion is a hill near Jerusalem.
Mt. Carmel is a mountain range near Jerusalem.
HAGEVATRON: “Jerusalem of Gold.” From the album “23 Most Famous Israeli Folk Songs.” Sung in Hebrew. Written by Naomi Sherer in 1967