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Kiryat Sanz, Jerusalem

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Kiryat Sanz (Hebrew: קריית צאנז‎‎) is a Haredi Jewish neighborhood in Jerusalem, Israel. It is located in the northwestern part of Jerusalem.

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Map of Kiryat Sanz, Jerusalem, Israel

The neighborhood was established in 1965 by Jewish immigrants from Sanz in Galicia, largely as a center for their followers.

The neighborhood is bordered by the neighborhoods Kiryat Belz and Ezrat Torah.

Rabbinic presence

Rabbi Dov Berel Weiss, son-in-law of the first Klausenburger Rebbe, Rabbi Yekusiel Yehudah Halberstam, was the Gaon Av Beth Din of Kiryat Sanz.

Landmarks

  • EYAHT College of Jewish Studies for Women, founded by Rebbetzin Denah Weinberg
  • The Yad Eliezer poverty-relief organization was founded and operated in Kiryat Sanz from 1980 to 2000 by residents Rabbi Yaakov and Hadassah Weisel. The organization is now headquartered in the Shmuel HaNavi neighborhood.

    • References

    Kiryat Sanz, Jerusalem Wikipedia
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