Touro Synagogue (Newport, R.I.)

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Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, is the United States's oldest synagogue. The Jewish community of Newport was founded in 1658 by a small group of Sephardic Jews seeking religious freedom. In 1758, Isaac Touro, a Dutch Jew, became the community's spiritual leader. Shortly after, the congregation purchased land and hired Peter Harrison to design the Synagogue. The building was dedicated in 1763, and since then, has continued to serve Newport's Jewish community.
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referencedIn Touro Synagogue (Newport, R.I.) Records Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at New England Historic Genealogical Society
referencedIn Jacques Judah Lyons papers, undated, 1705-1885, 1908, 1911-1914, 1917-1919, 1933, 1950 American Jewish Historical Society
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior. 1826 - 2009. Photographs Documenting the Secretary's Activities, and Agency Officials, Events, Programs, and Managed Sites National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Cultural Resource Management Records, 1955–2014 National Archives at Boston
creatorOf Touro Synagogue (Newport, R.I.) Records Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at New England Historic Genealogical Society
referencedIn Harrison, Peter, 1716-1775. [Touro Synagogue] [model]. Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA
referencedIn Philip Lax, papers, undated, 1915, 1917, 1944-2003, 2005-2008 (bulk 1970s-1980s) American Jewish Historical Society
referencedIn General Records of the Department of Justice, 1790 - 2002. Subject Files of the Attorney General, 1974 - 1993 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Records, [ca. 1700-1985]. Congregation Shearith Israel (New York, N.Y.)
referencedIn General Correspondence, 1954–1969 National Archives at Philadelphia
referencedIn Ruth Bader Ginsburg letter and speech The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
referencedIn Administrative Files, 1949–1971 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Administrative Files, 1949–1971 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Office Files, 1935–1990 National Archives at Boston
referencedIn Phillips Family, papers, undated, 1752, 1758-1955 American Jewish Historical Society
referencedIn Jacques Judah Lyons papers 1705-1950 1705-1885. Université d’Ottawa, University of Ottawa
referencedIn White House Press Releases (Ford Administration), 1974 - 1977. Press Releases, 1974 - 1977 Gerald R. Ford Library
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referencedIn General Records of the Department of Justice, 1790 - 2002. Attorney General Speeches, 1/1/1933 - 12/31/2009 National Archives at College Park

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associatedWith Congregation Shearith Israel (New York, N.Y.). Clerk's Office. corporateBody
associatedWith Ginsburg, Ruth Bader, 1933- person
associatedWith Harrison, Peter, 1716-1775 person
associatedWith Jacques Judah Lyons person
associatedWith Lax, Philip, 1920-2012 person
associatedWith Lopez, Aaron, 1731-1782 person
associatedWith Lyons, Jacques J. (Jacques Judah), 1813-1877. person
employerOf Morais, Henry S. (Henry Samuel), 1860-1935 person
associatedWith Phillips Family family
employerOf Touro, Isaac person
associatedWith Touro, Judah, 1775-1854 person
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Newport RI US
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