Ateret Cohanim

Ateret Cohanim (Hebrew: עמותת עטרת כהנים, lit. "Crown of the Priests"), also Ateret Yerushalayim, is an Israeli Jewish organization with a yeshiva located in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. It supports the creation of a Jewish majority in the Old City and in Arab neighborhoods in East Jerusalem. Notable alumni of the yeshiva include Rabbi Nissan Ben-Avraham and Rabbi Eyal Karim.

Ateret Cohanim
עמותת עטרת כהנים
PredecessorAtara Leyoshna
TypeNon-profit organization
HeadquartersIsrael, New York
Location
Key people
Matityahu HaCohen Dan – Chairman
Daniel Lourie – Executive Director
AffiliationsAmerican Friends of Ateret Cohanim (a.k.a. Jerusalem Chai)
Websitewww.ateret.org.il
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