Diskin Orphanage

Diskin Orphanage
Formation1881; 143 years ago (1881)
FounderYehoshua Leib Diskin
TypeNon-profit
HeadquartersJerusalem, Ottoman Empire Ottoman Palestine, Mandatory Palestine Mandatory Palestine,  Israel
Location
ServicesProviding orphans with clothing, dental care, hot meals, and educational guidance

31°47′24.77″N 35°11′42.44″E / 31.7902139°N 35.1951222°E / 31.7902139; 35.1951222 The Diskin Orphanage was an orphanage in the Old City of Jerusalem, established in 1881 by Yehoshua Leib Diskin. From the Jewish Quarter, it moved to Street of the Prophets outside the walls of the Old City.[1] In 1927, it moved to a new building in the Kiryat Moshe neighborhood, near the main entrance to the city from the west.

  1. ^ "Orphanage which became a youth village". Ynet.co.il. 1995-06-20. Retrieved 2014-03-11.