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IN THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS, THE “PEOPLE OF MERCY” PRAY AT THE WEST END
The “Ansche Hesed” (people of Mercy) synagogue in Manhattan’s Upper West Side was opened in 1928 by a then predominantly German Jewish community. Today, is one of the main centers of. Jewish life in...
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FINDING EUROPEAN JEWISH BEAUTY IN CINCINNATI
The magnificent Bnai Yeshurun or Plum Street Temple in Cincinnati was built in 1866 in a red brick Byzantine Moorish style and is only one of two synagogues built in that style in the US.Filed under:...
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ONE OF THE SMALLEST SYNAGOGUES IN THE US IS IN SULLIVAN COUNTY, NEW YORK
The Anshei (People of) Glen Wild Synagogue in New York State is really a synagogue of the people, a house of prayer without Rabbi that for the last 100 years has kept its weekly activity without...
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AMONG OJIBWE INDIANS AND ASIAN HMNOG, STANDS THIS LITTLE JEWISH CASTLE
The Temple Sholom in Eau Claire at the Chippewa Valley in Wisconsin, US; has been the home of 40 Jewish families for the last half century since they established their synagogue as a house of prayer...
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HONOURING THE MEMORY OF ONE OF THE BIGGEST JEWISH PHILANTHROPIST IN HISTORY:...
These windows into the skyline at the Bronfman Center at New York University Hillel, symbolize Edgard Bronfman’s relentless commitment to bring young Jews into continuous Jewish life. His memory will...
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THE OLDEST JEWISH CONGREGATION IN MASSACHUSETTS IS IN BROOKLINE
The Ohabei Shalom Temple in Brookline is the oldest Jewish congregation in Massachusetts. It was established 170 years ago and since 1928 holds its prayers in one of the largest synagogues in the US...
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THE HOUSE OF ANCIENT ISRAELITES IS IN HARVARD
This exact reproduction of an Ancient Israel house is at the Semitic Museum in Harvard, Cambridge in the state of Massachusetts.Filed under: America, United States
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JEWISH MOTHERS ALWAYS WANTED THEIR SONS TO BE DOCTORS…
Dr. Ephraim Bueno (Bonus), as portrayed by Rembrandt in 1647. Born in Portugal and died in Amsterdam, Ephraim belonged to one of the most important Jewish medical dynasties of the 17th Century. The...
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“GOD IS WITH US”..IN NEW YORK
The Temple Emanu-el (“God is with us”) is the oldest Reform congregation in Manhattan. Their current synagogue, located in Upper East Side of 5th Avenue and celebrating its year its 85th anniversary,...
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THE SYNAGOGUE IN WALNUT STREET THAT LOOKS AS IF IT WAS MADE OF WALNUT
The Agudat Israel Synagogue in Chelsea, Massachusetts was dedicated in 1909 at a time when one third of the town’s residents were Jewish. Built by working class immigrants, it continues to be one of...
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