South Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Congregation Schaari Zedek

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 25, 2013

1. Congregation Schaari Zedek Marker

Inscription. History records that the first Jewish services in Tampa were conducted in 1894 by Mr. M. Henry Cohen, Sr., in the old Masonic Temple at the corner of Franklin and Washington Streets. On October 14, 1894, 31 men and women met at Mr. Cohen's home to form the first synagogue in Tampa. Schaarai Zedek (Gates of Righteousness) was selected as the name. On November 4, 1894, the Dance Academy of Mrs. Baker on Florida Avenue was rented for Sunday School. On January 15, 1899, the Congregation erected a synagogue on a lot they purchased on Florida Avenue. The cornerstone was laid on August 15, 1899 by Mr. Herman Glogowski. He was a founding member, President of the Congregation in 1899, and served as Mayor of Tampa off and on between 1886-1893. The Congregation moved to New Suburb Beautiful at the corner of Delaware and DeLon Streets on June 8, 1924 and to its present location in 1957.

Erected by Tampa Bay History Center, Hillsborough County Historical Advisory Council, Tampa Historical Society and Shimberg Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Synagogues series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1483.

Location. 27° 56.254′ N, 82° 29.86′

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W. Marker is in Tampa, Florida, in Hillsborough County. It is in South Tampa. It is on West Swann Avenue near South Lincoln Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tampa FL 33609, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Florida’s Tampa Bay.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William Benton Henderson (approx. 0.4 miles away); Benjamin Field/George N. Benjamin b 1859 d 1926 (approx. 1.2 miles away); Rough Rider Encampment (approx. 1.2 miles away); Palma Ceia Spring (approx. 1.2 miles away); Hyde Park's Bungalow Terrace (approx. 1.2 miles away); Congregation Rodeph Sholom (approx. 1.3 miles away); Kate Jackson Recreation Center (approx. 1.3 miles away); Old Hyde Park (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tampa.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Rough Riders Encampment (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).

Congregation Schaari Zedek and Marker on West Swann Avenue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 25, 2013

2. Congregation Schaari Zedek and Marker on West Swann Avenue

Congregation Schaari Zedek Marker near the South Lincoln Avenue intersection image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 25, 2013

3. Congregation Schaari Zedek Marker near the South Lincoln Avenue intersection

Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 834 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 13, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.