Jerusalem in the Space Age
The atlas holds 20 people and 32 moments here, from 1957 to 2017. The most recorded lives are Ariel Sharon, Golda Meir and Ada Yonath.
Notable people
Ada Yonath
from 1959 to 1964
3 moments here
Israeli crystallographer whose work on ribosome structure and function earned her a share of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.…
Anwar Sadat
in 1977
2 moments here
Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat was an Egyptian army officer, Free Officer, politician, and president of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981.…
Ariel Sharon
from 1987 to 2006
4 moments here
Israeli military officer and politician. Sharon was born in Kfar Malal in Mandatory Palestine, served in major Israeli military campaigns from 1948…
Desmond Tutu
from 1966 to 1989
2 moments here
South African Anglican bishop, theologian, anti-apartheid activist, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop of Cape Town, and chair of South Africa’s…
Edgar Lungu
in 2017
1 moment here
Edgar Chagwa Lungu was a Zambian lawyer and politician who served as Zambia's sixth president from 2015 to 2021.…
Golda Meir
from 1957 to 1978
3 moments here
Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…
Haile Selassie
in 1966
1 moment here
Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 until his deposition in 1974.…
Jacques Derrida
from 1988 to 2003
2 moments here
French philosopher, born Jackie Élie Derrida, associated with deconstruction. His career moved from Algeria and Paris to recurrent teaching and…
Jimmy Carter
in 1979
1 moment here
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…
Marlene Dietrich
in 1960
1 moment here
German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…
Martin Luther King Jr.
in 1959
1 moment here
American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…
Nadine Gordimer
in 2008
1 moment here
South African novelist, short-story writer, and anti-apartheid activist whose work examined apartheid, race, power, and moral responsibility.…
Octavio Paz
in 1977
1 moment here
Mexican poet, essayist, editor, and diplomat whose international postings and teaching appointments connected Mexico City, the United States, Europe,…
Pope Francis
in 1973
1 moment here
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…
Pope John Paul II
in 2000
2 moments here
Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…
Pranab Mukherjee
in 2015
1 moment here
Indian politician and statesman who served as the 13th President of India from 25 July 2012 to 25 July 2017.…
Sebastián Piñera
in 2011
1 moment here
Chilean economist, businessman and politician who served as president of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2022.…
Shinzo Abe
in 2015
1 moment here
Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.…
Willy Brandt
in 1973
1 moment here
German Social Democratic politician, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm in Lübeck. He lived in exile in Norway and Sweden during the Nazi era, became…
Yitzhak Rabin
in 1967
2 moments here
Israeli military officer, statesman, prime minister, ambassador, and 1994 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.…
Moments
- 1957 Knesset bombing Golda Meir
- 1959 Returned to Jerusalem for university Ada Yonath
- 1959 Makes Jerusalem pilgrimage Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1960 Concert tour in Jerusalem Marlene Dietrich
- 1962 Bachelor's degree at Hebrew University Ada Yonath
- 1964 Master's degree at Hebrew University Ada Yonath
- 1966 Language study in East Jerusalem Desmond Tutu
- 1966 Visit to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Haile Selassie
- 1967 Speech at Mount Scopus Yitzhak Rabin
- 1967 Visit to Jerusalem’s Old City Yitzhak Rabin
- 1973 Pilgrimage to Jerusalem Pope Francis
- 1973 Visit to Jerusalem Willy Brandt
- 1977 Jerusalem Prize ceremony Octavio Paz
- 1977 Jerusalem peace visit Anwar Sadat
- 1977 Prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque Anwar Sadat
- 1977 Address during Sadat visit Golda Meir
- 1978 Death in Jerusalem Golda Meir
- 1979 Israel peace mission Jimmy Carter
- 1987 Move into the Muslim Quarter Ariel Sharon
- 1988 Visit to Jerusalem Jacques Derrida
- 1989 Christmas pilgrimage to Jerusalem Desmond Tutu
- 2000 Prayer at the Western Wall Pope John Paul II
- 2000 Visit to Yad Vashem Pope John Paul II
- 2000 Temple Mount visit Ariel Sharon
- 2003 Public lecture in Jerusalem Jacques Derrida
- 2005 Rabin memorial address in Jerusalem Ariel Sharon
- 2006 Rushed to Hadassah Medical Center Ariel Sharon
- 2008 Jerusalem Writers Conference Nadine Gordimer
- 2011 Official visit to Jerusalem Sebastián Piñera
- 2015 Visit to Yad Vashem Shinzo Abe
- 2015 Visit to Hebrew University Pranab Mukherjee
- 2017 State visit to Israel Edgar Lungu