Kiryat Mattersdorf

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Kiryat Mattersdorf is a Haredi neighborbood of Jerusalem, located on the northern edge of the mountain plateau on which the central part of Jerusalem lies. It is named after Mattersburg (formerly Mattersdorf), a town in Austria with a rich Jewish history. It borders Kiryat Unsdorf and Romema. The main street is Panim Meirot St.

It is the location of the Torah Ore yeshiva, headed by Rabbi Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg. There are also several large Haredi girls schools of the Beis Yaakov type including BJJ and Hadar- non- Israeli post high school seminaries. It is also the home of the Matnas Moshe, Rav Moshe Sacks, a notable authority in Jewish law and author of a commentary on the Torah, Shulchan Aruch, and Talmud by the same name.

Most inhabitants identify with the Litvish ('Lithuanian') style of Haredi Judaism. A large proportion are immigrants from western countries, especially the United States and United Kingdom. Languages spoken are mainly English, Hebrew, and Yiddish.

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