Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue

Local nameבית הכנסת תפארת ישראל
LocationOld City of Jerusalem, Israel

The Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue, most often spelled Tiferet Israel, also known as the Nisan Bak Shul, after its co-founder, Nisan Bak is a former prominent Hasidic Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel. Designed by Nisan Bak, the former synagogue was completed in 1872 and partially destroyed in 1948.

The synagogue was inaugurated in 1872 by the Ruzhin Hasidim among the members of the Old Yishuv and was destroyed by the Jordanian Arab Legion on 21 May 1948 during the Battle for Jerusalem of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

Tags Place of WorshipJewish CultureRuinsSynagogue
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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiferet_Yisrael_Synagogue

Address Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories

Coordinates 31°46'31.334" N 35°13'56.527" E

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