The Jewish community of Tzfat was devastated by a 1837 earthquake and a resulting landslide which killed thousands of residents and destroyed most of the city. Almost the entire Jewish Quarter was destroyed aloung with all the synagogues except the Alsheich and part of the Abuhav. In the Bat Ayn Shul, Rabbi Avraham Dov of Avritch managed to save his congregants when he predicted the earthquake moments before it took place in midst of the Mincha prayers. Most survivors left Tzfat after the earthquake but some remained, rebuilding the city aided by international donations.
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