Woodville in Wilkinson County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Beth Israel Synagogue
February 22, 2019
1. Beth Israel Synagogue Marker
In 1876, the Woodville Hebrew Education Association constructed a small frame synagogue on this site that later became the Beth Israel Congregation. Emanuel Rosenfelder served as the first rabbi. After a fire in 1896, the synagogue was reconstructed in a similar style. With the congregation dwindling after economic declines in the mid-1920s, the synagogue was sold and later moved to Main Street and used as a theatre. The building burned in the 1930s.
Erected 2016 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program, and the Synagogues series lists.
Location. 31° 6.185′ N, 91° 18.082′ W. Marker is in Woodville, Mississippi, in Wilkinson County. It is at the intersection of Bank Street and South Natchez Street, on the left when traveling west on Bank Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Woodville MS 39669, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi and in Natchez Trace Corridor. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Woodruff-Tucker House (within shouting distance of this marker); Rabbi's Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Sims-Gonsoulin House
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 22, 2019
2. Beth Israel Synagogue Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 434 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 24, 2019.
