Straus Street

Straus Street
Looking north on Straus Street from the intersection with Street of the Prophets
Native name
  • רחוב שטראוס
  • Rehov Straus
Former name(s)Chancellor Avenue
LocationJerusalem
North endKikar HaShabbat (intersection of Straus Street, Yeshayahu Street, Malkhei Yisrael Street, Yehezkel Street, and Mea Shearim Road)
South endJaffa Road
Construction
Inauguration1930 (1930)

Straus Street (Hebrew: רחוב שטראוס, Rehov Straus) is a north-south road in north-central Jerusalem. It starts at Jaffa Road and extends to Kikar HaShabbat (Sabbath Square), which marks the intersection of five streets: Straus Street, Yeshayahu Street, Malkhei Yisrael Street, Yehezkel Street, and Mea Shearim Road. The street was named for Nathan Straus, a prominent American merchant and Jewish philanthropist in the early twentieth century.