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in 1881 by [[Yehoshua Leib Diskin]]. From the [[Jewish Quarter]], it moved to Rehov Hanevi'im outside the walls of the Old City. <ref>[http://www.ynet.co.il/english/articles/0,7340,L-3712819,00.html Orphanage which became a youth village]</ref> In 1927, it moved to a new building in the [[Kiryat Moshe]] neighborhood, near the main entrance to the city from the west. |
in 1881 by [[Yehoshua Leib Diskin]]. From the [[Jewish Quarter]], it moved to Rehov Hanevi'im outside the walls of the Old City. <ref>[http://www.ynet.co.il/english/articles/0,7340,L-3712819,00.html Orphanage which became a youth village]</ref> In 1927, it moved to a new building in the [[Kiryat Moshe]] neighborhood, near the main entrance to the city from the west. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Diskin left his rabbinical position in Europe and moved to Palestine, where he found a large religious community living under near impossible conditions. The persecution and disease from which the Jews of the Holy Land suffered moved Diskin to open a home for orphans in the city, after bringing needy children into his own home. |
Rabbi Yehoshua Leib Diskin left his rabbinical position in Europe and moved to Palestine, where he found a large religious community living under near impossible conditions. The persecution and disease from which the Jews of the Holy Land suffered moved Diskin to open a home for orphans in the city, after bringing needy children into his own home. |
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In time, as the number of children increased, Diskin established the “Great Institution for Orphans” that came to be known as the ''Diskin Orphanage of Jerusalem''. When Diskin died in 1898, his lifework was continued by his only son, [[Yitzhak Yerucham Diskin]]. Rabbi Yitzhak |
In time, as the number of children increased, Diskin established the “Great Institution for Orphans” that came to be known as the ''Diskin Orphanage of Jerusalem''. Diskin's second wife, Sarah, known as the Brisker Rebbetzin, brought 40,000 rubles into the marriage which was used for this purpose. <ref>[http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Brest2/bre169.html The Last Rabbis of Brest]</ref>When Diskin died in 1898, his lifework was continued by his only son, [[Yitzhak Yerucham Diskin]]. Rabbi Yitzhak built the imposing Diskin Orphanage campus, cited by Israeli architect and historian [[David Kroyanker]] as one of the ten most beautiful buildings in Jerusalem.<ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3334676,00.html Jerusalem's ten most beautiful buildings]</ref> |
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==Today== |
==Today== |
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The Diskin Orphanage was an orphanage in the Old City of Jerusalem, established in 1881 by Yehoshua Leib Diskin. From the Jewish Quarter, it moved to Rehov Hanevi'im outside the walls of the Old City. [1] In 1927, it moved to a new building in the Kiryat Moshe neighborhood, near the main entrance to the city from the west.
History
Rabbi Yehoshua Leib Diskin left his rabbinical position in Europe and moved to Palestine, where he found a large religious community living under near impossible conditions. The persecution and disease from which the Jews of the Holy Land suffered moved Diskin to open a home for orphans in the city, after bringing needy children into his own home.
In time, as the number of children increased, Diskin established the “Great Institution for Orphans” that came to be known as the Diskin Orphanage of Jerusalem. Diskin's second wife, Sarah, known as the Brisker Rebbetzin, brought 40,000 rubles into the marriage which was used for this purpose. [2]When Diskin died in 1898, his lifework was continued by his only son, Yitzhak Yerucham Diskin. Rabbi Yitzhak built the imposing Diskin Orphanage campus, cited by Israeli architect and historian David Kroyanker as one of the ten most beautiful buildings in Jerusalem.[3]
Today
Since then, the orphanage has undergone many changes. The building is rented by an ultra-Orthodox boarding school[4]. Today Beit Diskin operates as a non-profit organization that provides needy youngsters with clothing, dental care, hot meals and educational guidance[5]
References
External links
Bibliography
- Pillar of Fire: Episodes in the Life of the Brisker Rav, Rabbi Yehoshua Leib Diskin Menachem Mendel, Mesorah Publications, ISBN 0-89906-847-2