In response to the overcrowded and unsanitary conditions in the Old City of Jerusalem, and the influx of new immigrants to Jerusalem in the late 19th century, 40 new neighborhoods were built outside the Old City walls between 18. The three neighborhoods of Knesset Yisrael – Knesset Aleph, Knesset Bet, and Knesset Gimmel – lie north of Betzalel Street and straddle both sides of HaNetziv Street. The name Knesset Yisrael is a Talmudic expression referring to the Jewish people as a whole. Today Knesset Yisrael is part of the Nachlaot neighborhood. Beneficiaries of the housing were poor Haredi Ashkenazi families and Torah scholars connected to the Central Committee kolel system. The houses were completed in stages from 1892 to 1926. Known as Knesset Aleph, Knesset Bet, and Knesset Gimmel (or Old Knesset, Middle Knesset, and New Knesset ), the housing project was planned by the Vaad HaKlali Knesset Yisrael (Central Committee of Knesset Yisrael) and funded by overseas Jewish donors. "Community of Israel" ), also known as Knesset, is the name of a group of three former courtyard neighborhoods in central Jerusalem. Knesset Yisrael ( Hebrew: כנסת ישראל, Ashkenazi pronunciation Knesses Yisroel, lit. Neighborhood sign on Knesset Aleph row house Not to be confused with Knesset or Yeshivas Knesses Yisrael (Slabodka).
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