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Kiryat Sanz, Jerusalem

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

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.

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 headquartered in the Shmuel HaNavi neighborhood.

References

  1. ^ "Kiryat Sanz". Eiferman Realty. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  2. ^ Weisman, Shalvi. "Cultivated with Emunah: A conversation with the founder of Yad Eliezer". Binah, January 14, 2013, pp. 30–34, 45.

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