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The Breman, which opened in 1996, [1] is the largest museum of its kind in the Southeast, [2] and it is located at the corner of 18th Street and Spring Street, across the street from the Center for Puppetry Arts, in Midtown. The museum is named for Atlanta businessman William Breman, a philanthropist active in the Jewish community of Atlanta. [2]
The Temple (formally, the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation) is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 1589 Peachtree Street NE, in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. The oldest Jewish congregation in Atlanta, it was established in 1860 to serve the needs of German-Jewish immigrants.
Because of the influence and activity of Beth Jacob in the Jewish life of Atlanta, a large number of Jews moved into the area along LaVista Road. Eventually, this led to the establishment of five other Jewish congregations nearby as well as an Orthodox high school for girls (Temima) and Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael, an Orthodox high school for boys.
The Lower East Side Conservancy, also known as The Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy (LESJC), is an educational and advocacy organization, created in 1998 by Holly Kaye to preserve the synagogues and cultural heritage of the Lower East Side.
He was active in the Atlanta Jewish community after his arrival, marrying Lucille Selig, of a prominent Atlanta Jewish family, and being elected head of the city's B’nai B’rith chapter. In 1913, 13-year-old pencil factory employee Mary Phagan, from Marietta was found murdered in the basement of the factory building. The case quickly became ...
Eldridge Street Synagogue, Lower East Side; Kehila Kedosha Janina, Lower East Side; The Shul of New York, Lower East Side; Stanton Street Synagogue, Lower East Side; Congregation Talmud Torah Adereth El, Lower East Side; Lab/Shul, Lower West Side; Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, Midtown; Central Synagogue, Midtown; Sutton Place Synagogue ...
Congregation Ohab Zedek was founded in 1873 on the Lower East Side.The congregation built a synagogue building at 70 Columbia Street in 1881. In 1886 the congregation sold the Columbia Street building to Congregation Ahavath Acheim Anshe Ungarn and moved into the Gothic Revival-style synagogue at 172 Norfolk Street that is now the Angel Orensanz Center, the oldest surviving synagogue building ...
Museum staff also give tours of the synagogue, [187] [188] which provide information about American Jewish history, the history of the Lower East Side, and immigration. [206] There are special tours, such as Passover-themed tours, [277] as well as a mobile app for self-guided tours. [273]