Knesset Yisrael

Knesset Yisrael (Hebrew: כנסת ישראל, Ashkenazi pronunciation Knesses Yisroel, lit. "Community of Israel"^[1]), also known as Knesset, is the name of a group of three former courtyard neighborhoods in central Jerusalem. Known as Knesset Aleph, Knesset Bet, and Knesset Gimmel (or Old Knesset, Middle Knesset, and New Knesset^[2]), the housing project was planned by the Vaad HaKlali Knesset Yisrael (Central Committee of Knesset Yisrael) and funded by overseas Jewish donors. The houses were completed in stages from 1892 to 1926. Beneficiaries of the housing were poor Haredi Ashkenazi families and Torah scholars connected to the Central Committee kolel system. Today Knesset Yisrael is part of the Nachlaot neighborhood.

^ Shwartz 2005, p. 26.
^ Saban, Bina (10 August 2001). "Old Places, New Faces". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2014. (subscription)

[FOOTNOTEShwartz200526-1] Shwartz 2005, p. 26.

[bina-2] Saban, Bina (10 August 2001). "Old Places, New Faces". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2014. (subscription)

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