Congregation Mickve Israel minutes

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Congregation Mickve Israel minutes

1852-1928

The Congregation Mickve Israel minutes (1852-1928) contain two rolls of microfilmed documents. The microfilm includes minutes of the Board of Adjunta. They are not filmed in sequence.

2 microfilm rolls

eng, Latn

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SNAC Resource ID: 6921899

Georgia Historical Society

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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 beg...