Congregation Berith Sholom ("Covenant of Peace") is a synagogue in
Troy, New York. The
synagogue
A synagogue, ', 'house of assembly', or ', "house of prayer"; Yiddish: ''shul'', Ladino: or ' (from synagogue); or ', "community". sometimes referred to as shul, and interchangeably used with the word temple, is a Jewish house of worshi ...
is the oldest continuously used synagogue in the state of
New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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, the second oldest house of worship in the state outside of the
city of New York,
[ and one of the oldest synagogue buildings in the United States.
]
History
The congregation was formally founded in 1866 by members of two other congregations, and its name was originally spelled ''Baris Sholem''.[ The building is part of the Central Troy Historic District.
]
Other reading
*''A century of Temple Berith Sholom, Troy, New York,'' by Samuel Rezneck, Rickman Press (1966)
References
Reform synagogues in New York (state)
Buildings and structures in Troy, New York
1866 establishments in New York (state)
Synagogues completed in 1870
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