Notable residents of the street include : In the late 19th century , several Jewish neighborhoods were founded at the eastern end of Street of the Prophets , near Damascus Gate . Kirya Ne'emana ( commonly known as '' Batei Nissan Beck '' , " Nissan Beck Houses " ) , was founded in 1875 for Hasidic residents . In the 1880s and 1890s additional housing was built for Syrian , Iraqi , and Persian Jews . Eshel Avraham was established in 1893 for Georgian and Caucasian Jews . These neighborhoods were virtually abandoned during the 1929 Palestine riots and the homes taken over by Christians and Muslims . The remaining Jewish residents left with the Arab takeover of East Jerusalem after 1948
1929 Palestine riots
1929 Palestine riots
Street of the Prophets