Edison Theater (Jerusalem)

It was named for Thomas Edison, inventor of the motion picture.

[2] In addition to movies, many world-renowned artists performed there, including Yves Montand.

[4] The theater's location on the seamline between religious and secular Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem led to friction over the years.

The Haredi community, led by Amram Blau of Neturei Karta, tried to stop this practice, and the theater was severely damaged in two arson attacks (in 1965 and 1975).

In 2006, the site was sold to a group of Satmar Hasidim, spearheaded by two American businessmen, Benzion Wertzberger and Yitzchok Rosenberg.