Beachwood in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Gates of Hope for Jewish Immigrants

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 6, 2024

1. Gates of Hope for Jewish Immigrants Marker

Inscription. A group of Jewish immigrants fleeing Germany after Kristallnacht (The Night of the Broken Glass) settled in Cleveland in 1940. The refugees formed a congregation and named it Shaarey Tikvah, “Gates of Hope” in Hebrew. They met in private homes until obtaining premises above the Tasty Shop Bakery on Euclid Avenue. As the congregation thrived it moved and merged several times before settling in Beachwood in 1986. Rabbi Jacob Shtull, Shaarey Tikvah's first English-speaking Rabbi. sought to honor the founders by establishing Cleveland's annual Kristallnacht commemoration. “Face to Face,” a Holocaust education program that shares the refugee story with local schools, began in 1994. Today, this “Small Shul. Large Community” remains a tribute to the German immigrants that found their way to Cleveland to unite in friendship and faith.

Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation • Congregation Shaarey Tikvah • Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 152-18.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Immigration • Religion & Religious Structures • War, World II.

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In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1940.

Location. 41° 29.184′ N, 81° 29.254′ W. Marker is in Beachwood, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is at the intersection of Fairmount Boulevard and Congregation Shaarey Tikvah Driveway, on the right when traveling west on Fairmount Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 26811 Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood OH 44122, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland,

on the Lake Erie Shore,

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: David Berger Memorial (approx.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 6, 2024

2. Gates of Hope for Jewish Immigrants Marker

0.8 miles away); Florence E. Allen (approx. 1.4 miles away); Saint Angela Merici (approx. 1.4 miles away); Ursuline College (approx. 1.4 miles away); Raw Jackson (approx. 2.1 miles away); John Carroll University (approx. 2.3 miles away); William E. Telling / William E. Telling Mansion (approx. 2.7 miles away); Hiram House (approx. 3.4 miles away).

Also see . . . Our History. Shaarey Tikvah was formed in 1940 by a group of German Jewish refugees. In its first ten years, the congregation met in four different buildings in Cleveland. (Congregation Shaarey Tikvah) (Submitted on December 4, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 289 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 4, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.