Mishkenot Shaananim established by Sir Moses Montefiore |
(5620) 1860 |
Yemin Moshe established |
(5651) 1891 |
Beit Yisrael Synagogue completed |
(5659-5660) 1899-1900 |
Synagogue becomes a central part of communal life in Yemin
Moshe |
(5660-5689) 1900-1929 |
Neighborhood self defense patrols begin |
(5680) 1920 |
Arab riots--Yemin Moshe attacked and successfully defended |
(5689) 1929 |
Continued Arab terror; Underground aids neighborhood defense |
(5689-5708) 1929-1948 |
UN vote for partition of Palestine; Severe Arab attacks;
Residents leave; Yemin Moshe becomes a fortified military position |
(5707-5708) 1947-1948 |
Neighborhood repopulated; Beit Yisrael Synagogue situated on
border |
(5708) 1948 |
Struggling minyan; Building in disrepair |
(5708-5727) 1948-1967 |
Yeshivat Or Yerushalayim established in the Synagogue |
(5726) 1966 |
Six Day War; Yemin Moshe designated an artists' colony,
undergoes gentrification |
(5727) 1967 |
Struggle for ownership of building between Yeshivat Or
Yerushalayim and East Jerusalem Development Company |
(5734) 1974 |
Area residents revive the Synagogue |
(5735) 1975 |
Beit Yisrael Synagogue registered as an association |
(5736) 1976 |
Daily minyan established |
(5737) 1977 |
Beit midrash and library added |
(5741) 1981 |
Expansion of congregation and activities |
(5742-5752) 1982-1992 |
Beit Yisrael Synagogue registered as a non-profit
organization |
(5753) 1993 |
Building restoration |
(5754) 1994 |
Synagogue rededication |
(5756) 1996 |