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The Batei Warsaw quarter in Mea She'arim, Jerusalem was built in the Ottoman period as a by Kollel Polen (Poland) Warsaw, for Polish Torah scholars. Their families receive apartments for key money or low rent. The neighborhood consists of two rows of two - story houses parallel with the “Mea Shearim” Street, and “Chayei Adam” Street. The neighborhood was established by Kollel Polin Warsaw for poor scholars. It was the first neighborhood built 'out of the walls' of the old city. Raising money to build the neighborhood began in 1885. the land was purchased in 1891 by Joshua Helfman. Although the lot was purchased already in 1891, fundraising difficulties delayed the construction of the neighborhood. In 1894, philanthropist Rabbi Shraga Jacob ben R' Isaac of Lublin Tnnvartzl donated the rest of the money and the houses were named "נחלת יעקב" ("inheritance of Jacob"). In a newspaper report (''חבצלת'' May 13, 1898) stated: the now consist 65 houses for rentals, for five years per family, after which it leave the apartment to other members of the Kollel. In 1924, the philanthropist David Weingarten donated money to add a second story. ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Batei Warsaw」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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