(SOCIAL) "Balabusta" Shuk Street Fair In Jerusalem Market

"The fruit stands and fresh fish stalls were accompanied by a plethora of musicians and artists at the "Balabusta" street fair at the Mahane Yehuda marketplace in Jerusalem. Better known as 'the shuk', the historic open air market held events every Monday throughout the month of August. On normal days, the marketplace is a hustle and bustle of shoppers looking for choice fresh fruit, exotic juices, challah for Shabbat and a variety of other edible products.

Sponsored by the Municipality of Jerusalem's Department of Culture and Arts, the fair had a little something different on almost every corner. Musical acts changed from week to week and ranged from klezmer to jazz to Sephardic to rock and everything in between. One week had a parade of giant puppets. Other corners featured origami, fruit carving and other arts and crafts displaying the creativity of local Israelis. Israel National News takes you there with this photo essay giving you a taste of the shuk this summer."