Batei Munkacs

Established in 1928 by the Munkacser Rebbe, Rabbi Chaim Elazar Spira, Batei Munkacs is now part of the Nachlaot neighborhood.

Batei Munkacs was founded in 1928 by the Munkacser Rebbe, Rabbi Chaim Elazar Spira,[1] as a housing project for members of the Munkacser Kollel,[2][3] Kollel Tiferes Zvi,[4] a charity organization that supported families from Munkács, Hungary, living in Jerusalem.

[8] According to a 1914 newspaper report, the Munkacser Rebbe intended that each homeowner would also have room for a small vegetable garden in front of his apartment.

Residents were required to wear Hasidic dress (levush), and were not allowed to shave their beards or payot (sidelocks).

[10] A huge outdoor awning was erected for his Friday-night tish, which was attended by myriads of Jerusalem residents.