The Underground

Suzy Rose★★★★★★★★★★5.07 years ago

Leave yourself enough time. We went to close to closing and so only managed to do half in 1-2 hours. I'm too thorough and wanted to read everything. Very interesting part of the history of change from Ottoman through British mandate then uprisings and finally independence of the state of Israel all of which included some very important personalities. Much discussion can be had as to who should and should not have been in the prison.

Alan Hopgood★★★★★★★★★★5.03 years ago

Let bygones be bygones. A shame the desecrated gravestone of a young Palestine Policeman is displayed near the entrance. Some inaccuracies and omissions. Both Jews and Arabs were incarcerated here for their crimes, although the exhibition aims to give the impression it was mainly for Jews. There is no mention of the 1936-39 Arab Revolt. The British authorities always hanged convicted prisoners in Acre, never Jerusalem, out of respect for the city's holy status. The King's portrait should be displayed alongside the Union flag in Major Charlton's office, not over it. The gin bottle on the table is a nice touch though.

Michael Wolins★★★★★★★★★★5.02 years ago

Just five minutes walk from downtown, well worth giving it 1-2 hours. Located behind the newly completed Bezalel campus.

Omer Boehm★★★★★★★★★★5.05 years ago

Highly recommended. Make sure you leave at least an hour and a half. Very educational, so many historical facts and events are interleaved in a facinating tour. Authentic building , exhibits and amazing stories about the people who were kept prisoners (and their visitors) will make you appreciate everything we have today so much more. Most of the content is IMHO adjusted for families. NOTE parking is a BIG problem (consider public transportation, I know COVID-19....). ALSO - we were so fortunate to have a guided tour which made the entire experience so much better - (we were fortunate to get Ehud Bartov as our guide - Huge thanks Ehud )

Doron Ben Avraham★★★★★★★★★★5.04 years ago

Interesting archetecture of atmospheric 1930's British imperialism. Here, the 'Tzaddik of Jerusalem' Rabbi Arie Levin z'l attended to the spiritual needs of the Jewish prisoners held captive by the British " Mandate " government. These were the original Palestinian liberation fighters....before the later 'wanna-bees' and posers came along.