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Assembled as we are, to re-establish by commemoration, (2) the Congregation of this remnant or small portion of the house of Israel; your expectation of a brief sketch of our History, and particularly…
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Jacob de la Motta
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Savannah, United States of America
Date:
1820
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The Canal Street Market, built in 1829, was the largest and most popular market in Cincinnati, where artist Henry Mosler’s family settled after immigrating from Germany, when he was eight years old…
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Henry Mosler
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New York City, United States of America
Date:
1860
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Dear Friend,You asked me in your last letter to write about America, what kind of country it is and what life is like here. I had to smile as I read your words. [ . . . ]In order to describe America…
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Shomer (Nokhem Meir Shaykevitch)
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
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1895–1905
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The Painter had a different personality. A tiny Polish Jew, he was famous as a creator of wonderful whimsical animals. He said:
“For my part I wanted to use stained glass. But the architect says we…
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Paul Goodman
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1949
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Alfred Kahn’s grand classical revival synagogue and its location on Detroit’s Woodward Avenue attracted many new members to Temple Beth El. The congregation soon outgrew the building, and in 1922 it…
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Albert Kahn
Places:
Detroit, United States of America
Date:
1903