Synagogue of the Congregation Jeshuat Israel

Synagogue of the Congregation Jeshuat Israel is a Rhode Island historical marker in Newport County, dedicated 1936.

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Synagogue of the Congregation Jeshuat Israel. Organized 1658. Dedicated 1736. Oldest synagogue in America.

1937 text, presented as a historical document.

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Historical maps covering this location

1660 · Noui Belgii Nouaeque Angliae nec non partis Virginiae tabula (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1674 · Totius Neobelgii nova et accuratissima tabula / [Hugo Allardt] (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
1677 · A map of New England (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1797 · Rhode Island. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1807 · Siege of Newport, Rhode Island. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Noui Belgii Nouaeque Angliae nec non partis Virginiae tabula, 1660, covering the location of Synagogue of the Congregation Jeshuat Israel, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Noui Belgii Nouaeque Angliae nec non partis Virginiae tabula, 1660, covering this location. Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library. The pin is ours and the location is approximate.

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Marker data: Rhode Island Tercentenary Commission, Rhode Island Tercentenary 1636-1936: A Report (1937)

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