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It hired its first full-time rabbi in 1909, opened a religious school in 1911, and acquired its first building, which burnt down in 1916, in 1913. The congregation completed its second building in 1924, affiliated with Conservative Judaism in 1949, and changed its name to Beth Israel in 1950.
Bikur Cholim Congregation is formed. By 1905, the estimated Jewish population of Asheville is about a hundred. In 1950, Bikur Cholim changes its name to Beth Israel. 1899. The first Jews arrive in Hendersonville. In 1922, Agudas Israel is founded. 1900. LOOKING AFTER OTHERS.
Not coincidentally, the first wave of Jews settled in Asheville around the same time the railroad came to town. By 1880, 25-year-old Polish immigrant Solomon Whitlock owned a store and lived in Asheville.
The Institute for Southern Jewish Life history of Asheville links the growth of the Jewish community to its mountain culture. Philip Henry, an Australian mine owner, built a grand estate while immigrant peddlers and merchants created a permanent community in the 1890s. Virtual Tour of Jewish Asheville. Sharon Fahrer leads a tour of more than a ...
By 1850 Charlotte had nine Jewish families, and Wilmington claimed 26 Jewish merchants. By 1852 Wilmington supported a burial society, and an Orthodox congregation formed in 1867, which was supplanted by a Reform one in 1872. When Civil War came, the state's Jews were ardent Confederates. More than 70 Jews served in North Carolina regiments ...
Jacob Mordecai was a successful merchant in Warrenton by the 1790s. Abraham Moses and Solomon Simons lived in Charlotte in 1790. By 1800, a handful of native-born Jewish merchants from cities like Newport, Rhode Island, New York, and Charleston lived in Wilmington . By 1822, 31 Jews lived in New Bern . Despite this early settlement, these ...
Nov 12, 2015 · Marty Gillen's film about the impact of the Asheville Jewish Community Center, produced for its 75th anniversary. Tickets to the film are $10 each and can be purchased at the JCC or online at jcc ...
