The Congregation B'nai Israel was originally named 'The Little Rock Congregation' before it was officially formed on November 11, 1866, at which time the name changed to B'nai Israel (Sons or Children of Israel). Meetings were held in the Ditter Building at Main and Water streets with ninety charter members, and 214 families and pioneer members or individual persons. The Congregation of B'nai Israel moved from worshipping in rented rooms to building a beautiful temple at Broadway and Capital Avenue in Little Rock in 1897, where the house of worship for the Little Rock Jewish community then stood for 70 years. The current home of the congregation was dedicated in 1975 and is located on Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock. The congregation will be celebrating its 150th anniversary in November of 2016.
Description
The program guide to the rededication of the Congregation B'nai Israel in Little Rock, Arkansas at its one hundredth year anniversary.
Congregation B'nai Israel 100th Anniversary, Kauffman-Ethridge Family Collection, MS.000107, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Congregation B'nai Israel 100th Anniversary, Page 1
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REDEDICATION OF THE CONGREGATION One hundred years CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL 1866 1966 5627 5727
SABBATH EVE SERVICES NOVEMBER 18, 1966 6 KISLEV, 5727
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Arkansas's Multicultural Heritage
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Arkansas State Archives
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