▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁The ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁Jer ich o ▁earth qu ake ▁dam aged ▁the ▁building . ▁During ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence , ▁H agan ah ▁f igh ters ▁used ▁the ▁yes h iva ' s ▁roof ▁to ▁fire ▁on ▁the ▁Jordan ian ▁army . ▁When ▁the ▁Old ▁City ▁fell ▁to ▁the ▁Jord ani ans , ▁the ▁yes h iva ▁ev acu ated ▁to ▁Am atz ia ▁Street ▁in ▁the ▁Kat am on ▁neighborhood . ▁The ▁Jord ani ans ▁set ▁fire ▁to ▁the ▁Old ▁City ▁building , ▁burning ▁all ▁the ▁se for im ▁( hol y ▁books ) ▁and ▁furn iture ▁inside . ▁After ▁the ▁liber ation ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁City ▁by ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁army ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁yes h iva ▁tried ▁to ▁rec laim ▁its ▁property , ▁without ▁success . ▁ ▁Sh aar ▁Hash am ay im ▁Yes h iva ▁next ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Beit ▁Y is rael ▁neighborhood , ▁occup ying ▁the ▁building ▁that ▁now ▁houses ▁the ▁s ht ie ble kh . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁the ▁yes h iva ▁moved ▁to ▁R ash b am ▁Street ▁in ▁the ▁M ek or ▁Bar uch ▁neighborhood . ▁ ▁When ▁Rab bi ▁Re fo el ▁D ov id ▁A uer bach ▁became ▁the ▁ro sh ▁yes h iva , ▁he ▁succeeded ▁in ▁establish ing ▁a ▁permanent ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁yes h iva ▁at ▁ 7 1 ▁R ashi