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The synagogue building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 [failed verification] and is a contributing property of the Savannah Historic District. [2] The congregation has been a member of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (and its successor organizations) since January 10, 1904. [3]
The Mordecai Sheftall Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery in Savannah, Georgia.It is one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in America. [1] Located at the end of Coyle Street (a small turnoff of Cohen Street) in the Kayton/Frazier area of West Savannah, it is sometimes referred to as the Old Jewish Burial Ground, the Jewish Cemetery Memorial, [2] the Jewish Community Cemetery or the Sheftall Cemetery.
Moses Ferst (24 September 1828 – 13 August 1889) was a German-American businessman based in Savannah, Georgia, where he was a merchant and a noted citizen.A stained-glass window in Savannah's Congregation Mickve Israel, one of the oldest synagogues in the United States, was made and installed in his honour.
This is a list of historic houses and buildings in Savannah, Georgia, that have their own articles or are on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
One of the oldest tabby concrete buildings in Georgia Wild Heron: near Savannah: 1756 Plantation house One of the oldest documented houses in Georgia [1] [2] Jerusalem Lutheran Church: Ebenezer: 1769 Church Oldest church building in Georgia and the oldest continuous Lutheran congregation in the U.S. [3] Glen Echo: Ellabell: 1773 House Eppinger ...
The Savannah Historic District is a large urban U.S. historic district that roughly corresponds to the pre–Civil War city limits of Savannah, Georgia.The area was declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1966, [1] [3] and is one of the largest urban, community-wide historic preservation districts in the United States. [4]
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Temple Beth Israel (Houston, Texas), founded in 1854, is the oldest congregation in the state. The 1870 building of Congregation B'nai Israel (Galveston, Texas) is the oldest synagogue building in Texas. It was rebuilt c.1890. [5] Temple Beth-El (San Antonio, Texas), founded in 1874, is the oldest congregation in South Texas.