Congregation B'nai Israel (Grand Forks, N.D.)

The Congregation of the Children of Israel was organized August 26, 1891. The first service was in 1892. Rabbis were: Benjamin Papermaster, 1892-1934; J.W. Shapiro, 1934-1938; Shalom H. Barenholtz; Louis Berkal, 1940-1954; M. Levison; Morris Shapiro, 1957-1960; Soloman Tratner, 1962-1965; Abraham Garmaize; M. Benjamin Silman, 1970; Jeffrey Bearman, 1975-1976; Robert Kravitz, 1984-1987; Deborah Bronstein, 1988-1989; Stephen Mills, 1989-1991; Burt Schuman, 1991-1993; Jay Moses, 1993-1994; Ken Carr, 1994-1995. By 1915 congregants had also formed an Ahavath Zion Society, a Hebrew Literary Society for children, and a chapter of B'nai B'rith. The "Ladies Aid Society," organized in 1891, was reorganized in 1933 as the "Sisterhood."

From the description of Records, 1893-1997. (University of North Dakota). WorldCat record id: 42283259

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