Records, 1901-1927.

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Records, 1901-1927.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70954524

Records include Board of Trustees and members minute book (1903-1927) and Building Committee minutes (1901-1903).

.4 linear ft.

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 Kehilath Jeshurun (New York, N.Y.). Building Committee

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Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun (New York, N.Y.). Board of Trustees

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Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun (New York, N.Y.)

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Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun was founded in 1872 in the Yorkville section of Manhattan's Upper East Side. Despite being established during a period of decline in traditional Judaism, the synagogue adhered to Orthodox practice and custom. In 1905, Rabbi Moses Zevulun Margolies (also known as the RaMaZ), a renowned rabbinic scholar and communal leader, became the senior rabbi and served until his death in 1936. He was succeeded by his grandson-in-law, Rabbi Joseph Lookstein (1902-1979), who was ...