Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue in the Old City of Jerusalem

30 June 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Union for the Mediterranean Reading Time:  4 minutes

Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue model © Talmoryair/cc-by-sa-4.0

Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue model © Talmoryair/cc-by-sa-4.0

The Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue (Ashkenazi Hebrew: Tiferes Yisroel), 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. Designed by Nisan Bak, the former synagogue was completed in 1872 and partially destroyed in 1948.   read more…

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