Congregation Mickve Israel (Savannah, Ga.) Records

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Congregation Mickve Israel (Savannah, Ga.) Records

1790-1851

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0.4 linear feet (1 Hollinger box)

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The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives

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The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives

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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...