Safed-1837-Earthquake - Revision history

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−	The Jewish community of [[Safed\|Tzfat]] was devastated by ~~the~~ 1837 earthquake and a resulting landslide which killed thousands of residents and destroyed most of the city.	+	The Jewish community of [[Safed\|Tzfat]] was devastated by a '''1837 earthquake''' and a resulting landslide which killed thousands of residents and destroyed most of the city. Almost the entire [[Old City Safed\|Jewish Quarter]] was destroyed aloung with all the [[Tzfat-Synagogues\|synagogues]] except the [[Alsheich Synagogue Safed\|Alsheich]] and part of the [[Abuhav Synagogue\|Abuhav]]. In the Bat Ayn Shul, Rabbi Avraham Dov of Avritch managed to save his congregants when he predicted the earthquake moments before it took place in midst of the Mincha prayers. Most survivors left Tzfat after the earthquake but some remained, rebuilding the city aided by international donations.

	== History of the Era ==		== History of the Era ==

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	== Rebuilding ==		== Rebuilding ==
		+	Most Jews left Tzfat after the earthquake due to the devastation and out of fear that sooner or later another would occur. Rabbi Avraham Dov of Avaritch strongly insisted that his followers remain and made a personal vow that no major earthquake would ever again hit Tzfas.
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	Jewish communities throughout the world were urged to assist the rebuilding efforts. Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Shklov was extremely active in raising money to assist the earthquake’s survivors rebuild the city. Sir Moses and Lady Judith Montefiore arrived in Tzfat in 1840 and donated considerable sums of money towards rebuilding efforts.		Jewish communities throughout the world were urged to assist the rebuilding efforts. Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Shklov was extremely active in raising money to assist the earthquake’s survivors rebuild the city. Sir Moses and Lady Judith Montefiore arrived in Tzfat in 1840 and donated considerable sums of money towards rebuilding efforts.

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	== Earthquake ==		== Earthquake ==
−	On January 1st, 1837 Tzfat experienced a tremendous earthquake, later estimated to have been a magnitude of approximately 6.8. The epicenter of the quake was the Jordan Rift Valley, east of Safed. The ground in the city was wet and unstable because of the winter rains and the earthquake created a landslide on the mountainside city, which caused most of the deaths and damage. Estimates of the dead range from 2000 to 4000 people. Most of the damage occurred in the [[Old City Safed\|Jewish quarter]] because its style of building was not as sturdy as that of the Arabs. The entire Jewish quarter was destroyed.	+	On January 1st, 1837 Tzfat experienced a tremendous earthquake, later estimated to have been a magnitude of approximately 6.8. The epicenter of the quake was the Jordan Rift Valley, east of Safed. The ground in the city was wet and unstable because of the winter rains and the earthquake created a landslide on the mountainside city, which caused most of the deaths and damage. Estimates of the dead range from 2000 to 4000 people. Most of the damage occurred in the [[Old City Safed\|Jewish quarter]] because its style of building was not as sturdy as that of the Arabs. The entire Jewish quarter was destroyed. Survivors spent days trying to dig out their families and friends who had been buried underground.

	=== Synagogues ===		=== Synagogues ===

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	== Earthquake ==		== Earthquake ==
−	On January 1st, 1837 Tzfat experienced a tremendous earthquake, later estimated to have been a magnitude of approximately 6.8. The epicenter of the quake was the Jordan Rift Valley, east of Safed. The ground in the city was wet and unstable because of the winter rains and the earthquake created a landslide on the mountainside city, which caused most of the deaths and damage. Estimates of the dead range from 2000 to 4000 people. Most of the damage occurred in the [[Old City Safed\|Jewish quarter]] because ~~the~~ style of building was not as sturdy as that of the Arabs. The entire Jewish quarter was destroyed.	+	On January 1st, 1837 Tzfat experienced a tremendous earthquake, later estimated to have been a magnitude of approximately 6.8. The epicenter of the quake was the Jordan Rift Valley, east of Safed. The ground in the city was wet and unstable because of the winter rains and the earthquake created a landslide on the mountainside city, which caused most of the deaths and damage. Estimates of the dead range from 2000 to 4000 people. Most of the damage occurred in the [[Old City Safed\|Jewish quarter]] because its style of building was not as sturdy as that of the Arabs. The entire Jewish quarter was destroyed.

	=== Synagogues ===		=== Synagogues ===
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	=== Rebuilding the Synagogues ===		=== Rebuilding the Synagogues ===
	An Italian Jew, Yitzhak Gueta, donated funds for the rebuilding and refurbishment of four [[Tzfat-Synagogues\|Safed synagogues]] following the 1837 earthquake. Thanks to the funds that he donated, the [[Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue\|ARI Ashkanazi synagogue]], the [[Ari Sephardi Synagogue\|ARI Sepharadi synagogue]], the [[Abuhav Synagogue\|Abuhav synagogue]] and the [[Yosef Caro Synagogue Safed\|Yosef Caro synagogue]] were reconstructed in the years after the earthquake.		An Italian Jew, Yitzhak Gueta, donated funds for the rebuilding and refurbishment of four [[Tzfat-Synagogues\|Safed synagogues]] following the 1837 earthquake. Thanks to the funds that he donated, the [[Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue\|ARI Ashkanazi synagogue]], the [[Ari Sephardi Synagogue\|ARI Sepharadi synagogue]], the [[Abuhav Synagogue\|Abuhav synagogue]] and the [[Yosef Caro Synagogue Safed\|Yosef Caro synagogue]] were reconstructed in the years after the earthquake.
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	{{Safed History}}		{{Safed History}}

Dun at 19:32, 27 October 2012

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	\|title = Tzfat 1837 Earthquake		\|title = Tzfat 1837 Earthquake
−	\|image = [[File:~~Space holder~~.jpg\|215px\|alt=Tzfat 1837 Earthquake]]	+	\|image = [[File:00000376 safed ruins.jpg\|215px\|alt=Tzfat 1837 Earthquake]]
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	\|data2 = רעידת האדמה בצפת של שנת 1837		\|data2 = רעידת האדמה בצפת של שנת 1837

Simcha at 19:56, 14 October 2012

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−	~~('''Definition'''~~: 1837 Earthquake ~~in Safed / '''~~Description~~'''~~: Destruction and after-effects of the 1837 earthquake)	+	{{Infobox
		+	\|title = Tzfat 1837 Earthquake
		+	\|image = [[File:Space holder.jpg\|215px\|alt=Tzfat 1837 Earthquake]]
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		+	\|data2 = רעידת האדמה בצפת של שנת 1837
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		+	\|data8 = Destruction and after-effects of the 1837 earthquake in Tzfat.}}

	The Jewish community of [[Safed\|Tzfat]] was devastated by the 1837 earthquake and a resulting landslide which killed thousands of residents and destroyed most of the city.		The Jewish community of [[Safed\|Tzfat]] was devastated by the 1837 earthquake and a resulting landslide which killed thousands of residents and destroyed most of the city.

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	=== Rebuilding the Synagogues ===		=== Rebuilding the Synagogues ===
	An Italian Jew, Yitzhak Gueta, donated funds for the rebuilding and refurbishment of four [[Tzfat-Synagogues\|Safed synagogues]] following the 1837 earthquake. Thanks to the funds that he donated, the [[Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue\|ARI Ashkanazi synagogue]], the [[Ari Sephardi Synagogue\|ARI Sepharadi synagogue]], the [[Abuhav Synagogue\|Abuhav synagogue]] and the [[Yosef Caro Synagogue Safed\|Yosef Caro synagogue]] were reconstructed in the years after the earthquake.		An Italian Jew, Yitzhak Gueta, donated funds for the rebuilding and refurbishment of four [[Tzfat-Synagogues\|Safed synagogues]] following the 1837 earthquake. Thanks to the funds that he donated, the [[Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue\|ARI Ashkanazi synagogue]], the [[Ari Sephardi Synagogue\|ARI Sepharadi synagogue]], the [[Abuhav Synagogue\|Abuhav synagogue]] and the [[Yosef Caro Synagogue Safed\|Yosef Caro synagogue]] were reconstructed in the years after the earthquake.
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	[[Category:Safed]]		[[Category:Safed]]
	[[Category:Jewish History]]		[[Category:Jewish History]]

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	=== Synagogues ===		=== Synagogues ===
−	[[File:00000156 earthquake ruins abuhov synagogue.jpg\|thumb\|~~160px~~\|right\|Ruins from original Abuhav.]]The [[Alsheich Synagogue Safed\|Alsheich synagogue]], which had also withstood the 1759 earthquake, did not collapse in the earthquake of 1837. Eyewitnesses noted that, aside from the Alsheich synagogue, only one wall was left standing in the Jewish quarter of Tzfat following the earthquake -- the southern wall of the [[Abuhav Synagogue]]. This was the wall that held the Torah scrolls, including a scroll written by Rabbi Abuhav in the 15th century which had also survived the 1759 earthquake. The southern wall of the Abuhav synagogue still stands today and the rest of the synagogue was rebuilt around the original wall.	+	[[File:00000156 earthquake ruins abuhov synagogue.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|right\|Ruins from original Abuhav.]]The [[Alsheich Synagogue Safed\|Alsheich synagogue]], which had also withstood the 1759 earthquake, did not collapse in the earthquake of 1837. Eyewitnesses noted that, aside from the Alsheich synagogue, only one wall was left standing in the Jewish quarter of Tzfat following the earthquake -- the southern wall of the [[Abuhav Synagogue]]. This was the wall that held the Torah scrolls, including a scroll written by Rabbi Abuhav in the 15th century which had also survived the 1759 earthquake. The southern wall of the Abuhav synagogue still stands today and the rest of the synagogue was rebuilt around the original wall.

	=== Avritch Bat Ayin ===		=== Avritch Bat Ayin ===

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	=== Synagogues ===		=== Synagogues ===
−	[[File:00000156 earthquake ruins abuhov synagogue.jpg\|thumb\|~~180px~~\|right\|Ruins from original Abuhav.]]The [[Alsheich Synagogue Safed\|Alsheich synagogue]], which had also withstood the 1759 earthquake, did not collapse in the earthquake of 1837. Eyewitnesses noted that, aside from the Alsheich synagogue, only one wall was left standing in the Jewish quarter of Tzfat following the earthquake -- the southern wall of the [[Abuhav Synagogue]]. This was the wall that held the Torah scrolls, including a scroll written by Rabbi Abuhav in the 15th century which had also survived the 1759 earthquake. The southern wall of the Abuhav synagogue still stands today and the rest of the synagogue was rebuilt around the original wall.	+	[[File:00000156 earthquake ruins abuhov synagogue.jpg\|thumb\|160px\|right\|Ruins from original Abuhav.]]The [[Alsheich Synagogue Safed\|Alsheich synagogue]], which had also withstood the 1759 earthquake, did not collapse in the earthquake of 1837. Eyewitnesses noted that, aside from the Alsheich synagogue, only one wall was left standing in the Jewish quarter of Tzfat following the earthquake -- the southern wall of the [[Abuhav Synagogue]]. This was the wall that held the Torah scrolls, including a scroll written by Rabbi Abuhav in the 15th century which had also survived the 1759 earthquake. The southern wall of the Abuhav synagogue still stands today and the rest of the synagogue was rebuilt around the original wall.

	=== Avritch Bat Ayin ===		=== Avritch Bat Ayin ===

Dun: /* Synagogues */

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	=== Synagogues ===		=== Synagogues ===
−	The [[Alsheich Synagogue Safed\|Alsheich synagogue]], which had also withstood the 1759 earthquake, did not collapse in the earthquake of 1837. Eyewitnesses noted that, aside from the Alsheich synagogue, only one wall was left standing in the Jewish quarter of Tzfat following the earthquake -- the southern wall of the [[Abuhav Synagogue]]. This was the wall that held the Torah scrolls, including a scroll written by Rabbi Abuhav in the 15th century which had also survived the 1759 earthquake. The southern wall of the Abuhav synagogue still stands today and the rest of the synagogue was rebuilt around the original wall.	+	[[File:00000156 earthquake ruins abuhov synagogue.jpg\|thumb\|180px\|right\|Ruins from original Abuhav.]]The [[Alsheich Synagogue Safed\|Alsheich synagogue]], which had also withstood the 1759 earthquake, did not collapse in the earthquake of 1837. Eyewitnesses noted that, aside from the Alsheich synagogue, only one wall was left standing in the Jewish quarter of Tzfat following the earthquake -- the southern wall of the [[Abuhav Synagogue]]. This was the wall that held the Torah scrolls, including a scroll written by Rabbi Abuhav in the 15th century which had also survived the 1759 earthquake. The southern wall of the Abuhav synagogue still stands today and the rest of the synagogue was rebuilt around the original wall.

	=== Avritch Bat Ayin ===		=== Avritch Bat Ayin ===