Washington, Pennsylvania Religious

Washington Religious

~ Religious Life ~
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As soon as there were ten Jewish families in Washington, there was interest in erecting a synagogue and forming a congregation.

In 1902, under the guidance and direction of its first rabbi, Rabbi J. GOLDFARB (pictured, The Jewish Criterion - Vol. 51 No. 22 - 25 July 1919). the congregation erected a synagogue which was valued—in 1919—at $13,000 dollars.

The title of the congregation became Beth Israel (House of Israel).

~ Synagogues ~

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Second Beth Israel Synagogue
Photo: Copyright ©2015 Marshall J. KATZ, USA
1956

~ Beth Israel History ~

Sources (portions):
American Jewish Yearbook; Jewish Population Of The United States
American Jewish Yearbook: 1927 Western Pennsylvania Cities Jewish Population Greater than 100
The Jewish Criterion - Vol. 51 No. 22 - 25 July 1919
Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project, Carnegie Mellon University Libraries

~ Historical Photos ~
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Created and Compiled by:
Marshall J. KATZ, USA
with assistance from:

American Jewish Yearbook; Jewish Population Of The United States
American Jewish Yearbook: 1927 Western Pennsylvania Cities Jewish Population Greater than 100
Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center
The Jewish Criterion - Vol. 51 No. 22 - 25 July 1919
Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project, Carnegie Mellon University Libraries
and the following:

JewishGen members/descendants and
contributors of Washington Jewish families:

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Updated: 05 December 2020
by rLb

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