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The Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue

The Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue

The Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue (also known as the Nissan Beck Synagogue) was partially built by the Ashkenazi Hassidic community in the mid 19th-century and was without a dome for many years. When the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph visited and asked about this, the caretaker replied that the structure had removed its hat in respect. The clever response prompted him to finance the building of the dome and it was complete in 1872.

The synagogue was destroyed by the Jordanians during the War of Independence in 1948, and as of 2012 the Jerusalem Municipality put in motion its reconstruction.  And being in the same plaza as the refurbished Hurva Synagogue, the Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue will be yet another testament to Jewish history and revival in the Old City of Jerusalem.

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