The Jerusalem Municipality on Wednesday announced plans to rebuild the historic Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue in the Old City. The iconic three-story domed structure, which once dominated the skyline of the Jewish Quarter, was dedicated in 1872 but destroyed by the Jordanian Army after it captured the Old City during Israel’s 1948 War of Independence.
Historic synagogue to rise anew in Jerusalem ---- Tiferet Yisrael, which was destroyed by the Jordanian Army in 1948, will dominate Old City's skyline
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