Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Biblical Zoo Museum
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
- The Tisch Family Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1940-
History
The Tisch Family Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem, popularly known as the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo, is a zoo located in the Malha neighbourhood of Jerusalem. The zoo was founded by Aharon Shulov, a professor of zoology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus. Among Shulov's goals were to provide a research facility for his students; to gather animals, reptiles and birds mentioned in the Bible; and, as he wrote in 1951, to break down the 'invisible wall' between the intellectuals on Mount Scopus and the general public