Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue
| Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue | |
|---|---|
Hebrew: בית הכנסת תפארת ישראל | |
The Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue, before 1948 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hasidic Judaism (former) |
| Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue (1872–1948) |
| Patron | Rabbi Yisrael Friedman of Ruzhin |
| Status |
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| Location | |
| Location | Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem |
| Country | Israel/Palestine |
Location of the destroyed synagogue in Jerusalem | |
| Geographic coordinates | 31°46′31″N 35°13′56″E / 31.775369°N 35.232339°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Nisan Bak |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Groundbreaking | 1858 |
| Completed | 1872 |
| Destroyed | 21 May 1948 |
| Dome(s) | One |
| Website | |
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The Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת תפארת ישראל; Ashkenazi Hebrew: Tiferes Yisroel), most often spelled Tiferet Israel, also known as the Nisan Bak Shul (Yiddish: ניסן ב"ק שול), 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.
The synagogue was inaugurated in 1872 by the Ruzhin Hasidim among the members of the Old Yishuv and was destroyed by the Jordanian Arab Legion on 21 May 1948 during the Battle for Jerusalem of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
The synagogue was left as ruins after the recapture of the Old City in the Six-Day War. In November 2012 the Jerusalem municipality announced its approval for plans to rebuild the synagogue. The cornerstone was laid on May 27, 2014. As of September 2024, plans to rebuild the synagogue had commenced, yet were incomplete.