Rosenhayn Synagogue

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Rosenhayn Synagogue is an 1898 synagogue located in Rosenhayn, New Jersey. It is one of fewer than 100 surviving nineteenth century synagogue buildings in the United States. [1]

The wooden, gabled, clapboard building was erected by a local Jewish agricultural colony.[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ Mark W. Gordon, "Recovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on 19th Century Synagogues", American Jewish History, 84.1, pages 11-27. 2019 article update.
  2. ^ Ellen Eisenberg, Jewish Agricultural Colonies in New Jersey, 1882-1920. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press, 1995, p. 147.
  3. ^ http://www.njchurchscape.com/Rosenhayn%20Or%20Ysrael%20Synagogue.html

Coordinates: 39°28′31″N 75°07′47″W / 39.4754°N 75.1297°W / 39.4754; -75.1297


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