Temple Beth El is the oldest building continuously used for Jewish worship in Alabama. Anniston’s Reform Jewish congregation was established in 1888. Its women’s organization, the Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society, directed the construction of the . . . — — Map (db m36543) HM
The earliest Jewish settlers came to Selma prior to the Civil War, some as early as the 1830’s. A group of Jewish citizens assembled as the Mishkan Israel Congregation and began meeting in private homes in 1867. The congregation was formally . . . — — Map (db m37677) HM
A religious school was organized in the Nadler home for the children of 10 Jewish families in 1903. From these roots came the first formal worship service in 1908.
The cornerstone for the sanctuary was laid on March 8, 1922 with both Jewish and . . . — — Map (db m51208) HM
Temple B'nai Israel, at this location, had its origin with the first Jewish settlers in Tuscumbia, AL, in the 1840s.
These early settlers quickly became part of the community and were commercially successful. The 1870s and 1880s were periods of . . . — — Map (db m138786) HM
Huntsville's first Jewish citizens arrived during the 1840's. Congregation B'nai Sholom ("Sons of Peace") was founded July 30, 1876 by 32 families.
They affiliated in 1877 with the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the Reform Movement. . . . — — Map (db m27898) HM
Congregation B’nai Jeshurun dedicated its first temple on this site on Thanksgiving Day, November 30, 1893 with Rabbi Edward Levy of Selma officiating. The perpetual lamp was lighted by Isaac Marx, the first Jew to settle in Demopolis. The larger . . . — — Map (db m85844) HM
Jews have been part of Alabama’s economic, social and political life since 1764. It was not until 1841 that Mobile’s small Jewish community grew large enough to organize “Congregation” Shaarai Shomayim (Gates of Heaven). The community . . . — — Map (db m27083) HM
Organized in Mobile on January 29, 1844, this Reform Jewish Congregation is the oldest in Alabama and one of the oldest in the United States. Members met in homes until December 27, 1846, when the St. Emanuel Street Temple was dedicated. The . . . — — Map (db m111291) HM
Jewish pioneers, among Arizona's earliest settlers, began arriving in the 1850s and for half a century they worshipped in private homes and rented quarters. In 1904, the Hebrew Ladies Aid Society, now the Sisterhood of Temple Emanu-El, . . . — — Map (db m83237) HM
On September 18, 1857, Congregation B’nai Israel of Jackson dedicated on this site the first synagogue in the Mother Lode. High holiday worship continued until 1869 when the larger Masonic Hall was used to accommodate the congregation. The wooden . . . — — Map (db m100588) HM
While their date of origin is unknown, synagogues were common
in the Land of Israel by the first century CE. With the destruction
of the Jerusalem Temple in the year 70, they emerged as the
nucleus of Jewish religious activity. . . . — — Map (db m183316) HM
City's Oldest Jewish Community
Along the grandest concourse of religious architecture found in Los Angeles, Wilshire Boulevard Temple is the sole example to be honored with a listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The . . . — — Map (db m224094) HM
The first structure built as a synagogue in the San Fernando Valley on land donated by the family of Nathan and Vera Blumberg. The modern
Georgian building, designed by
architect Herman Light, was the gift of
George and Isadore Familian in . . . — — Map (db m170171) HM
Greek Revival style, S. Tilden Norton, architect.
First Sinai congregation
in Los Angeles, 1909-1926.
Built 1909. Declared 1977, Historic-Cultural
Monument No. 173,
Cultural Heritage Commission, City of Los Angeles. — — Map (db m224478) HM
This was the site of the first synagogue on the Pacific Coast, dedicated on September 3, 1852. The building, prefabricated in Baltimore and shipped around Cape Horn in 1849, originally housed the Methodist Episcopal Church, whose trustees sold the . . . — — Map (db m149189) HM
San Diego's first synagogue, constructed by the
Congregation Beth Israel, also became temporary
quarters for many religious groups before
establishing churches of their own. The first services
were held September 25, 1889. The structure . . . — — Map (db m295984) HM
The Jewish Settlement
The group of Jews in Leadville traced their roots to Germany. They tended to be assimilationists and practiced Reform Judaism, including worship services largely in English, women as members of the congregation, and the . . . — — Map (db m135817) HM
Jews have been part of Trinidad's social, economic and political life since first arriving as traders along the Sante Fe Trail. Maurice and Isaac Wise opened a store on Main Street in 1867. The Jaffa Brothers' Trading Company was established in . . . — — Map (db m135690) HM
Jewish-Americans have contributed to the rich cultural, economic and political life throughout Colorado’s
history. Mr. Abraham Goldsmith and his brother Henry Goldsmith are the first known Jewish immigrants to
what was then the Territory of . . . — — Map (db m232622) HM
Designed by George Keller, dedicated 1876. First building in the state built as a synagogue, it served Congregation Temple Beth Israel from 1876 to 1936 — — Map (db m230412) HM
Rose Schwartzbuch had been in the United States seven years when she married Harry L. Shapiro in 1911, one of the first weddings to be held at Middletown's newly formed Congregation Adath Israel, then located on Union Street. The bridal couple, . . . — — Map (db m98688) HM
This building, once known as the Morrow Building, symbolizes the founding of an organized Jewish community in Delaware. Jews have been present in Delaware since the 1650's. Until the late 19th Century, the Jewish community was too small to maintain . . . — — Map (db m166679) HM
“The neighborhood
was our whole life.”
Albert Small, born in the neighborhood in 1902.
This is the oldest surviving synagogue building in Washington. Constructed in 1875 by Adas Israel Congregation, and . . . — — Map (db m29761) HM
Listed on the United States Register of Historic Places and
an officially designated Landmark of the District of Columbia
Maintained by the Jewish Historical Society of
Greater Washington as the
Lillian and Albert Small
Jewish Museum . . . — — Map (db m29797) HM
Jewish families in Pensacola began organized worship following the Civil War. On this site in 1876 a Reform Jewish Synagogue was constructed. The State of Florida granted a charter in 1878 for Congregation Beth El. Temple Beth El joined the Union of . . . — — Map (db m134326) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m70180) HM
Congregation Beth Jacob has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior October 16, 1980 Additional marker: This property as Beth Jacob Congregation was placed on the National . . . — — Map (db m63861) HM
Jewish-Americans have played a significant role in the economic,social and political life of Macon since the 1840s. To meet their growing religious needs, they established Orthodox Congregation Kahal Kadosh Beth Israel in 1859 in downtown Macon. The . . . — — Map (db m155592) HM
The Temple, originally founded as the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation in
1867, was Atlanta's first official Jewish institution. It grew out of the
Hebrew Benevolent Society, organized in 1860 to help Atlanta's Jewish
poor. In 1875, the . . . — — Map (db m185918) HM
In 1854 twenty Columbus families banded together to form congregation B’Nai Israel, later known as Temple Israel, one of the first Jewish congregations in Georgia. For almost one hundred years religious services were held on this site, first in a . . . — — Map (db m23477) HM
Pilgrim Baptist Church
Adler and Sullivan, Architects
1891
The decorative and planning skills of Sullivan and the engineering ability of Adler are embodied in the strong masonry forms of this building, embellished with terra-cotta . . . — — Map (db m189477) HM
Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church
(Originally, Isaiah Temple)
Dankmar Adler, architect
1898-99
Built as one of Chicago's early Reform Judaism synagogues, this
Classical Revivial-style building is the last building designed by
famed . . . — — Map (db m188631) HM
Originally built for an Orthodox Jewish congregation with deep roots in Chicago's Eastern European community, this Classical Revival-style religious building is finely designed with a temple-front entrance. Prominently situated on one of Chicago's . . . — — Map (db m249386) HM
This monumental brick and stone edifice was built in 1926 as a synagogue for Jewish immigrants who came to the U.S. to escape anti-Semitism in Romania. In 1954 the building was bought by an African-American Baptist congregation under the leadership . . . — — Map (db m249361) HM
Dedicated: September 1889
Last Jewish Service was held in 1954
The Ligonier Historical Society held a ceremony commemorating the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Jewish temple, and rededicated it as the Ligonier . . . — — Map (db m72842) HM
(Side One)
German Jews immigrated to the U.S. in greater numbers starting in the 1850s. In the 1860s, Ligonier's Jewish residents formed the congregation Ahavath Sholom (Hebrew for "peace loving") and circa 1867, built a small synagogue . . . — — Map (db m76855) HM
"Make for me a sanctuary and
I will dwell in their midst."
Exodus 25:8
The Sons of Israel Synagogue (B'nai Israel) was constructed in 1901 in the Romanesque Revival style, designed by South Bend architects Freyemuth and Maurer. . . . — — Map (db m76400) HM
Jews have been part of the social, economic and cultural life of Iowa since the early 19th century. It was not until 1855 that the Jewish population in Keokuk grew large enough to establish a religious community, Congregation B’nai Israel (Children . . . — — Map (db m27084) HM
On this site the first Jewish place of worship in the state of Kansas was built. After a large Jewish community established residence in Leavenworth City, Kansas Territory. Temple B'Nai Jeshurun was constructed in 1866. Initially, the first group of . . . — — Map (db m103870) HM
The Temple was created in 1976 by uniting Reform congregations Adath Israel and Brith Sholom. Adath Israel was chartered by Kentucky in 1842; it was the oldest Jewish congregation in Ky., 7th Reform in U.S., a founder of Union of American Hebrew . . . — — Map (db m161986) HM
An organized Jewish community has existed in Paducah since 1864 when Paducah Chevra Yeshurun Burial Society was chartered. The first Jewish house of worship in Paducah was established in 1871, located on the east side of South Fifth between Clark . . . — — Map (db m158842) HM
Designed by Edward Neild and Clarence Olschner with interior design work by Paul Heerwagen. Built in 1914. Housed B’nai Zion Synagogue -- founded 1859 -- from 1915 to 1956. Ten stained glass windows are by Lafarge. Listed in National Register of . . . — — Map (db m214289) HM
Built 1938 for Agudath Achim Orthodox Jewish Congregation which occupied it from 1939 to 1980. Art Deco in style, the building was designed by Seymor Van Os. — — Map (db m142132) HM
This site was purchased by the organizers of what is today Congregation B'Nai Israel, one of the oldest Reform Jewish congregations in America. The earliest records of the congregation date to 1858. The original charter stated the Congregation's . . . — — Map (db m98268) HM
Consecrated in 1858 on land donated by plantation owner Harvey Hopkins, the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany is the oldest church building still in use in New Iberia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. One thing . . . — — Map (db m99361) HM
The first Jewish Congregation beyond the original thirteen colonies Shanaria-Chasset (Gates of Mercy) was founded in 1828 by German settlers.In 1881 it merged with the 1846 Spanish-Portuguese congregation Nefutzoth Yehudah (Dispersed of Judah) to . . . — — Map (db m149508) HM
Gemiluth Chassodim Synagogue was admitted to the National Register of Historic Places on January 29, 2014 as a notable example of the post-war architectural style known as Mid-Century Modern. It was designed by a member of the Congregation, . . . — — Map (db m124030) HM
A Synagogue near this site in 1924-1987 was the home of the Congregation of Chaim Josef named in honor of Henry Joseph Unobskey This was the only Jewish Congregation to exist in Washington County. Its members included residents of Charlotte . . . — — Map (db m136995) HM
Jewish citizenry in Cumberland can be documented back to 1816. By 1853 twelve Jewish families had taken residence in this growing city of 6150 people. It was this small group which applied to the Maryland General Assembly for an Act incorporating . . . — — Map (db m134329) HM
Kneseth Israel (Assembly of Israel), chartered in 1906, purchased this home in 1910 for use as the first synagogue in Annapolis.
The congregation used the building as a synagogue until 1912, when it moved to larger quarters on
Prince George . . . — — Map (db m286442) HM
The B'nai Israel Synagogue, erected in 1876, is the longest actively-used synagoue in Baltimore. It was built by Congregation Chizuk Amuno ("Strengthening of the Faith"), whose members had seceded from the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation in 1870 to . . . — — Map (db m7074) HM
The Lloyd Street Synagogue, dedicated in 1845, is the first synagogue erected in Maryland and the third oldest surviving synagogue in the United States. A simple, elegant building in the popular Greek Revival style, it was designed for the Baltimore . . . — — Map (db m7072) HM
The imposing Byzantine structure was built in 1891 for the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, the oldest Jewish congregation in Maryland. The congregation was founded in 1830, four years after the Maryland General Assembly granted full political, civil . . . — — Map (db m173328) HM
Founded in the West End in 1893, this Eastern European
immigrant synagogue moved to the north slope of Beacon
Hill in 1906, and finally, in 1919 to this location. It is the last remaining original synagogue building of the once thriving West . . . — — Map (db m177137) HM
On this site from 1912 - 2017 stood the synagogue that was home to Congregation Ohave Shalom for much of the 20th century. This marker commemorates the building and celebrates the contributions its congregants made to the City of Gardner. — — Map (db m152701) HM
This simple white frame structure featuring gable roof ends with spindle work is the oldest synagogue building in continuous use in Michigan. It was constructed in 1885 on land donated by Perry Hannah, Traverse City lumber magnate who contributed to . . . — — Map (db m168177) HM
Congregation Beth El
In 1850 twelve German immigrant families founded Michigan’s oldest Jewish organization, the Beth El Society, at the Detroit home of Isaac and Sarah Cozens. Beth El was first led by Orthodox Rabbi Samuel Marcus. During the . . . — — Map (db m180885) HM
In 1861, at the beginning of the Civil War, seventeen followers of Traditional Judaism withdrew from the Beth El Society in Detroit to found the "Shaarey Zedek Society." In 1877 the membership constructed the first building in Michigan to be . . . — — Map (db m109907) HM
1856: The First Jewish Congregation in Minnesota
Mount Zion Hebrew Association was founded in 1856 by eight German Jewish families who came up the Mississippi from St. Louis. Joseph Ullman and Isidor Rose were in the fur business. Other . . . — — Map (db m134145) HM
Jewish Americans have been part of Mississippi’s economic, social and political life since the 1780’s. In 1843, the Jewish community of Natchez grew large enough to organize and sustain the state’s first permanent religious congregation, Temple . . . — — Map (db m79345) HM
706 Church. 1891-92 Victorian Moro-Byzantine Revival. The architects of Temple Gemiluth Chassed, which means gift of the righteous, combined Moorish, Byzantine and Romanesque styles to produce a building unique in Mississippi. — — Map (db m104343) HM
Originally named Kehilath Jacob, Clarksdale’s first synagogue was
built here in 1910. In celebration of the new temple, a Torah was
shipped from New York City and carried to the temple by members of
the congregation. In 1929, a larger temple was . . . — — Map (db m89923) HM
Jackson's Jewish congregation was organized in 1861. While not the first congregation in Mississippi, Beth Israel was the first to build a temple. In 1867-1868 a wood frame structure was built on this site. Used as both a school and a house of . . . — — Map (db m134332) HM
Built in 1896, this Moorish Revival-style structure served the Jewish communities of Brookhaven, Crystal Springs, Hazlehurst and Wesson until 2009. At that time, the Lincoln County Historical and Genealogical Society began to use the building as a . . . — — Map (db m117519) HM
Oldest church organization in Columbus, dating from 1831. Second structure, built in 1844, became synagogue after building of present church, 1860-1867. — — Map (db m8557) HM
Organized 1880, succeeding a
congregation formed 1871. Once the
state's largest Jewish temple. Two
of Greenville's early mayors, the
first merchant, public officials,
leaders in literature, education,
business, law, and civic . . . — — Map (db m157537) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m130256) HM
This building was constructed in 1937 by the Hecht family, the Jewish Community and local support from business and individuals alike. This synagogue served all of southeast Missouri’s Jewish citizens. With its Islamic influences, ceramic glazed . . . — — Map (db m235999) HM
The Missouri American
Jewish Tercentenary Service
commemorating the three
hundredth anniversary of
the first Jewish settlement
in the United States was
held here on September 19, 1954.
Missouri State Capitol
Historic District . . . — — Map (db m62260) HM
Opportunity drew European Jewish immigrants to the gold camp at Last Chance where business and religion brought them together. The Jewish community contributed a firm financial foundation to the early settlement. It was the Jewish pioneers . . . — — Map (db m188378) HM
Butte’s ethnic diversity is well represented in this beautiful synagogue, dedicated in 1904. After the Jewish community split into one reform and two orthodox groups, this temple was built for use by the reform congregation. The three-story masonry . . . — — Map (db m185471) HM
Jews have been part of Nebraska’s social, economic and political life since the mid 1800’s.
It was not until 1871 that the small Jewish community in Omaha grew large enough to organize and formally found Congregation of Israel.
On Sept. . . . — — Map (db m40743) HM
This synagogue was originally the Church of the Nativity, built
in 1877, on land donated by Rhode Island Governor Henry Howard.
Jewish families began vacationing in Bethlehem in 1916, mostly
from New York, New Jersey, and Boston. They first . . . — — Map (db m280581) HM
First Permanent Jewish House of Worship in New Hampshire Star of David New Hampshire's Jewish community dates back to the pre colonial ear. Temple Israel, established as a formally organized community in 1910, affirmed the American principles . . . — — Map (db m76462) HM
Dedicated April 14, 2000
The First Synagogue In Millburn Township
was built on this site in 1925 by
Congregation B'Nai Israel.
In 1950 the Congregation built and moved to their modern building
at 160 Millburn Avenue, Millburn, N.J. — — Map (db m291235) HM
Trenton’s first Jewish organization, Mount Sinai Cemetery Association, formed November 19, 1857, later known as Har Sinai Hebrew Congregation, began regular synagogue services at this site in 1860. — — Map (db m3654) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m94036) HM
Congregation Adath Israel Synagogue served Woodbridge’s Jewish community from 1907 until its 2006 merger with Congregation Neve Shalom of Metuchen. The Conservative congregation first High Holy Days services were celebrated by a small group at . . . — — Map (db m124573) HM
First Jewish place of worship in Morristown incorporated 1899. Present center, housing synagogue, chapel, Hebrew school and related organizations built by descendants of original congregation. — — Map (db m32673) HM
Founded in 1850, the congregation of Temple Beth Zion worshiped at different locations in Buffalo before erecting a synagogue at 599 Delaware Avenue in 1890. Following its destruction by fire in 1961, architect Max Abramowitz designed the current . . . — — Map (db m75847) HM
Site of first Jewish synagogue in Freeport
In 1971 occupied by St. Demetrios Greek
Orthodox Church and the home of the Refuge
Apostolic Church Of Christ in 1982 — — Map (db m133167) HM
Kehila Kedosha Janina was built in 1926–27 by Greek-speaking Jews from Northwestern Greece and is the only Romaniote synagogue in the Western Hemisphere. The brick-faced facade is embellished with symbolic Hebraic ornaments, including a stone . . . — — Map (db m26879) HM
Congregation Khal Adath Jeshurun in 1886, erected the first great house of worship built by the East European Jews in the country.
The Eldridge Street Synagogue
under the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, has been . . . — — Map (db m148070) HM
ASSER LEVY’S HOME Location: Stone Street at Mill Lane Dutch Name: Hoogh Straet (High Street) In a house on this site lived the Jewish trader and butcher Asser Levy. Possibly born in Lithuania, Levy probably came here from Amsterdam in . . . — — Map (db m127960) HM
In 1859, the Society of Friends, known as Quakers, commissioned the firm of King & Kellum to design a structure "exactly suited for a Friends Meeting, entirely plain, neat and chaste, of good taste, but avoiding all useless ornament". This building . . . — — Map (db m147006) HM
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Congregation Ezrath Israel
The Actors' Temple
West Side Hebrew Relief Association
Est. 1917, . . . — — Map (db m203768) HM
This limestone structure, built in 1923-1929, houses a Reform Jewish congregation founded in 1845. The Temple, adjacent Community House and Beth-el Chapel were designed by Robert D. Kohn, Charles Butler and Clarence S. Stein in an adaption of . . . — — Map (db m129859) HM
This building is a striking example of the monumental
neo-American Classic style popular for public and
ecclesiastical architecture at the turn of the century.
Designed by Brunner & Tryon, it is the fifth synagogue
erected by the congregation . . . — — Map (db m172752) HM
This is the oldest synagogue building in continuous use in New York City. The congregation was established in 1839 and this temple, designed by Henry Fernbach, was completed in 1872. The style is Moorish Revival, the arrangement Gothic. . . . — — Map (db m147691) HM
Built 1911 for the Huntington Hebrew Congregation which was Incorporated in 1907, and Moved to Woodhull Road 1934. And Park Avenue 1961 — — Map (db m148320) HM
Dedicated 1896 after Jewish
Community of Setauket formed
congregation Agudas Achim in 1893.
Home of North Shore Jewish Center 1948-1971 — — Map (db m195104) HM
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