Kiryas Yoel Developments Corp. To Build Edison Movie Theater In Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel - The Capital's Edison Movie Theater, on Rechov Yeshayahu, once a symbol of Zionist secularism in Jerusalem, will be transformed in a 60-unit building project by Kiryat Yoel Developments Corp. of America, who bought the building two years ago for $5 million.
The burned-out building, was the scene of bloody fisticuffs between charedim from nearby Mea She'arim and secular Israelis in the late 1940's and early 1950's.
Frequently the confrontations were sparked in the summer during daylight savings when Saturday night movies would begin before Shabbas was over.

A spokesman said that in the coming months it will be razed, with building commencing in the summer, and the apartments would be sold exclusively to Satmar Hassidim at special discounts.