Portsmouth, Ohio's Jewish History
Explore the history of the Beneh Abraham Jewish congregation of Portsmouth, Ohio, what is recognized as the third oldest Jewish community in Ohio. Learn how Be…
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Portsmouth's Early Jewish Community and First Place of Worshiplocation_fillPortsmouth is home to Ohio’s third-oldest organized Jewish community. This community, known as Beneh Abraham, …
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Portsmouth's Second Synagogue and Jewish Life in the Mid-twentieth Centurylocation_fillDuring the 1910s and 1920s Portsmouth’s Jewish community experienced a period of growth. In 1919, an estimated… -
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Portsmouth’s Third Synagogue and Contemporary Jewish Communitylocation_fillBy 1974, Portsmouth’s Jewish community numbered no more than 120 people. The existing syngaogue at Eighth and … -
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Greenlawn Cemetery Hebrew Sectionlocation_fillThe Hebrew Section of Greenlawn Cemetery in Portsmouth, Ohio, was established in the early 1850s by members of…
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