Batei Ungarin
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Batei Ungarin (Hebrew: בתי אונגרין) is a neighborhood in the fervently Orthodox Mea Shearim section of Jerusalem. Its name is Hebrew for "Houses of Hungary" because it was built by "Kolel Ungarn"- a Hungarian Jewish charity supporting Jews living in the holy land.
The land and the dwellings all still belong to the Kollel and are rented to residents usually under a "key money" arrangement in which residents purchase (for about half the market value of the property) the right to live in a dwelling throughout their lifetime for a nominal rent.
Most of the residents are Haredi Jews who are of Hungarian descent.
It runs parallel to Mea Shearim street and is comprised of 3 storey dwellings that were originally one storey but were expanded along with the community. Most homes there started with only two rooms, but have been added onto over the years. In recent years there has been a trend to remodel the homes so that many of them are now quite modern.
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