Liam O'Mara IV, PhD2d ago
#ShearithIsrael, an Orthodox #Sephardic synagogue in #NewYorkCity, is the oldest in North America, founded #ThisDayInHistory in 1730 when NYC was still the Dutch #NewAmsterdam. Until establishment of an Ashkenazi synagogue in 1825, it was the only Jewish congregation in New York.
Gottscho-Schleisner CollectionDec 4

New York City views. Old cemetery no. 2, Shearith Israel, Old Bowery or St. James Places 1952 Nov. 7.
Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc.
1 negative : safety ; 4x5 in.

#NewYorkCity #ShearithIsrael #OldBowery #StJamesPlaces #Gottscho-Schleisner #Cemeteries #NewYork #NewYork(State) #UnitedStates #architecture #photography

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