| 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 |