New Brunswick in Middlesex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 7, 2016

1. Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple Marker

Inscription. Congregation Anshe Emeth was founded October 11, 1859. It was the first incorporated Jewish congregation in Middlesex County, and the fourth in New Jersey. The congregation, which followed American Reform liturgical practices, built New Brunswick’s first synagogue on Albany Street in 1897. In the 1920s, as it began construction of a new synagogue on Livingston Avenue, the congregation was renamed Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple “in memory of the Jewish Dead of New Brunswick”. The Moorish Revival style building, designed by local architect Alexander Merchant, was dedicated Jun 1930. Additions were constructed in 1964, 1978, and 2006, when the sanctuary was renovated as well. Of the seven oldest Jewish congregations in New Jersey, Anshe Emeth is the only one that remains in the city of its founding. This plaque commemorates the sesquicentennial of Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple.

This Historic Marker is a gift to the people of New Brunswick from the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, 2009.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition,

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it is included in the Synagogues series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 11, 1859.

Location. 40° 29.145′ N, 74° 27.107′ W. Marker is in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in Middlesex County. It is on Livingston Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 222 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick NJ 08901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s Central Jersey,

in Greater Princeton,

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: New Brunswick Free Public Library (approx. half a mile away); Guest House (approx. half a mile away); Sister City Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Henry Guest House (approx. half a mile away); Sister City September 11 Memorial

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Photographed by Don Morfe, April 7, 2016

2. Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple

(approx. half a mile away); State Theatre New Jersey (approx. 0.6 miles away); Purple Heart Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); SSgt. Frank Z. Molnar (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Brunswick.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 7, 2016

3. Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 632 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 18, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.