Pressburg Yeshiva (Jerusalem)
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Pressburg Yeshiva of Jerusalem (Hebrew: ישיבת פרשבורג) is a leading yeshiva located in the Givat Shaul neighborhood of Jerusalem, Israel.[1] It was founded in 1950 by Rabbi Akiva Sofer (known as the Daas Sofer), a great-grandson of Rabbi Moses Sofer (the Chasam Sofer), who established the original Pressburg Yeshiva in the Austrian-Hungarian Empire in 1807. As of 2009, the rosh yeshiva is Rabbi Simcha Bunim Sofer.
The yeshiva building includes a yeshiva ketana, yeshiva gedola, and kollel.
The main beis medrash doubles as a synagogue where some neighborhood residents also pray on Shabbat. The complex also includes a general neighborhood synagogue which functions as Givat Shaul's main nusach Ashkenaz synagogue.
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- ^ Bloomberg, Jon (August 16, 2004). The Jewish World In The Modern Age. Ktav Pub Inc. p. 77. ISBN 978-0881258448. http://books.google.com/books?id=vVETCrICwO8C&pg=PA77&dq=Pressburg+Yeshiva+Jerusalem&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cxT4TrOMEOTg0QGc0aGaCg&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=Pressburg%20Yeshiva%20Jerusalem&f=false.
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Coordinates: 31°47′28.79″N 35°11′40.66″E / 31.7913306°N 35.1946278°E
