Records, 1850-1990.

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Records, 1850-1990.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70946587

Photocopies of congregation and local Jewish community records, including family histories and cemetery records.

0.4 linear ft.

The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8047898

The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives

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Temple Israel (Stockton, Calif.)

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Ryhim Ahoovim, which translates to "beloved friends," began in 1851 as a Hebrew benevolent society in Stockton, Calif., and shortly thereafter acquired a cemetery. The cemetery, which was formally deeded to the society in 1854, was declared a California Historic Landmark (1961) and is the oldest western Jewish cemetery in continuous use. Congregation Ryhim Ahoovim was founded in 1855 by Simon R. Rosenthal, who became its first president. Within a year, a synagogue building was completed and Ryhi...