Kolel Chibas Yerushalayim
כולל חיבת ירושלים | |
Adoration of Jerusalem and love of Zion — do not forget forever: The logo and slogan of the charity | |
| Formation | 1830 |
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| Founded at | Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire |
| Type | Charitable organization |
| Headquarters | Meah Shearim, Jerusalem |
Region | Israel |
| Services | Financial support for families, dental clinics, subsidized clothing store |
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Kolel Chibas Jerusalem (Hebrew: כולל חיבת ירושלים), one of the numerous charities known as Charity of Rabbi Meyer Ba'al Ha-Nes — named after the great 2nd century Jewish sage Rabbi Meir — is a kollel, a large charitable organization based in Jerusalem's Meah Shearim neighbourhood and which supports Jews who have emigrated to the Holy Land from Galicia, a historical geographical region spanning southeastern Poland and western Ukraine, formerly part of the Austro-Hungarian empire.