The Hebrew University has campuses at Givat Ram and Mount Scopus. Other educational institutions include the Bezalel Academy of Art and Hebrew Union College. The Israel Museum has an extensive collection of Near Eastern archaeological finds, as well as the Shrine of the Book, which houses the Dead Sea Scrolls. In the western part of the city are a Holocaust memorial called Yad Vashem, the Hadassah Medical Center, and the Kennedy Memorial and peace forest. The Jerusalem Symphony and other artists perform at the modern Jerusalem theater.
Highways lead to major cities in every direction.
A railway still connects Jerusalem with Tel Aviv and Haifa, but faster and more inexpensive bus transportation has surpassed it in importance. The economy is centered in government, public service, and academia. The Old City. Dominated by the raised platform of the Temple Mount, the Old City is divided into Christian, Muslim, Armenian, and Jewish quarters. It has the aura of many ancient cities, with narrow alleyways and labrynthine suqs, or bazaars.