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,[1] largely as a center for their followers.
The neighborhood is bordered by the neighborhoods Kiryat Belz and Ezrat Torah.
Landmarks
[edit]- 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.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kiryat Sanz". Eiferman Realty. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ 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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