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.
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.