Congregation Mickve Israel (Savannah, Ga.)
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Congregation Mickve Israel was established in July 1735 by the original Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jews who settled in colonial Savannah two years earlier. The original name, Kahal Kadosh Mickva Israel, translated to 'Holy Congregation Hope of Israel.' In 1790, following the American Revolutionary War, the State of Georgia granted Mickve Israel a perpetual charter. In 1878, Mickve Israel completed their current Gothic Revival synagogue. Originally associated with Orthodox Judaism, Mickve Israel began a long transition toward Reform Judaism in 1868 with the introduction of a choir and by omitting the second day of Festivals. Today the congregation is recognized as the second oldest religious institution in the State of Georgia, the third oldest Jewish congregation in the United States, and worships in the oldest synagogue in Georgia.
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creatorOf | Congregation Mickve Israel (Savannah, Ga.) Records | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives | |
creatorOf | Congregation Mickve Israel minutes | Georgia Historical Society | |
referencedIn | Georgia Historical Society postcards collection | Georgia Historical Society | |
referencedIn | Minis Family Papers | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives | |
referencedIn | Records of the National Park Service, 1785 - 2006. National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records, 2013 - 2017 | National Archives Library, National Archives Records Administration |
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