History Kolel Chibas Yerushalayim

1 history

1.1 founding
1.2 during wwii
1.3 post war

history

rabbi chaim halberstam of sanz, charity s first honorary president


founding

the organization established in 1830 jews galicia, austrian empire, support full-time torah students of yishuv hayashan.

from outset, organization received wide support in galician jewish community, rabbis of sanz, ropshitz, dinov, , belz actively involved in fundraising. small charity boxes distributed many jewish homes. families donate could, few coins. few times year local representative gabbai make rounds house house collect money , make list of donors in hebrew. money , lists sent eretz israel receipts issued. once year, @ start of jewish new year rosh hashanah, kolel in jerusalem send receipts gabbai of each city , shtetl small calendars called luach. these calendars had hebrew dates , secular date, holidays , exact time when shabbos , holidays began , ended. each gabbai in turn distribute them in own town. position of gabbai reb meir baal haness position highly respected , passed on father son. galician jews relate collection taken many collectors dress in shabbos clothing when performing work charity.

due financial difficulties of jews in galicia, charity expanded collection network other parts of europe , america.

offices opened in berlin, england, belgium, , in new york city. of rabbis of galica signed letter jewish community in united states, asking assistance charity. declared having kolel chibas jerusalem reb meyer baal haness charity box, in house segulah salvation, healing, success , pride children.

during wwii

the nazi invasion of eastern europe stopped funding areas. effect enormous , many jews in israel, depended upon kolel chibas jerusalem support, thrown hunger , poverty.

post war

following world war two, many european survivors recalled work family members had performed kolel , high regard in had been held. many motivated engage in work organization , new gabboyim , offices established around world.