Kiryat Sanz neighborhood
Sanz Kollel in the neighborhood

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

  • 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. Today the organization is headquartered in the Shmuel HaNavi neighborhood.[2]

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.

31°47′53″N 35°12′40″E / 31.797983°N 35.211031°E / 31.797983; 35.211031

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiryat_Sanz,_Jerusalem
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