Congregation Achduth Vesholom (transliterated from Hebrew as "Unity and Peace"[1][2][3]) is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 5200 Old Mill Road in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the United States.[1][4]
| Congregation Achduth Vesholom | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership | Rabbi Meir Bargeron |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 5200 Old Mill Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46807 |
| Country | United States |
  Location in Indiana | |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°02′09″N 85°09′06″W / 41.035942°N 85.151559°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue |
| Style | Gothic Revival (1874) |
| Date established | 1848 (as a congregation) |
| Completed |
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| Construction cost | $25,000 (1874) |
| Website | |
| templecav | |
History
editAchduth Vesholom is the oldest congregation in Indiana, formed on October 26, 1848 as a German Orthodox congregation,[1][5][2][6] called "The Society for Visiting the Sick and Burying the Dead".[1][7] The congregation initially worshiped in private homes.[8][9]
In 1857, the synagogue purchased the former German Methodist Church building on Harrison Street for $1,200 ($39,000 today), which was dedicated as a synagogue.[2][9] The first rabbi was Joseph Solomon, who served until 1859.[9] In 1861, the congregation adopted its current name.[1][2]
On the corner of Harrison and Wayne Streets, the congregation built a Gothic Revival-style temple with seating for 800 people in 1874 at the cost of $25,000 (equivalent to $673,000 today);[2][9] and in the same year the congregation joined the Union of American Hebrew Congregations.[6] Adolf Guttmacher was rabbi from 1889 to 1891.[10] Samuel Hirshberg was rabbi from 1891 to 1895.[11]
The congregation's third synagogue was completed in 1917, located at the corner of Wayne and Fairfield Streets;[6] and it moved to 5200 Old Mill Road in 1961.[2] In 1995, the synagogue hired a new rabbi, Sandford Kopnick,[12] and Rabbi Meir Bargeron commenced on July 1, 2020 as the congregation's 24th spiritual leader.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Landman, Isaac (1941). The Universal Jewish encyclopedia ...: an authoritative and popular presentation of Jews and Judaism since the earliest times. Retrieved June 29, 2011 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f Olitzky, Kerry M.; Raphael, Marc Lee (1996). The American synagogue: a historical dictionary and sourcebook. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-0-313-28856-2. Retrieved June 29, 2011 – via Google Books.
- ^ Sarna, Jonathan D. (2005). American Judaism: a history. Yale University Press. p. 103. ISBN 9780300101973. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
Congregation Achduth Vesholom.
- ^ Wemhoff, David (2011). Just Be Catholic. AuthorHouse. ISBN 978-1-4567-1818-3. Retrieved June 29, 2011 – via Google Books.
- ^ Singer, Isidore; Adler, Cyrus (1912). The Jewish encyclopedia: a descriptive record of the history, religion, literature, and customs of the Jewish people from the earliest times to the present day. Retrieved June 29, 2011 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c "Our Story". Templecav.org. Retrieved June 29, 2011.[self-published source?]
- ^ Marcus, Jacob Rader (1989). United States Jewry, 1776–1985. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-2186-7. Retrieved June 29, 2011 – via Google Books.
- ^ Violette, Ralph (1999). Fort Wayne, Indiana. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-6339-8. Retrieved June 29, 2011 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d Valley of the upper Maumee River; with historical account of Allen County and the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Brant & Fuller. 1889. p. 314. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
Congregation Achduth Vesholom.
- ^ Rosenau, William (1917). "ADOLF GUTTMACHER". Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society. 25. American Jewish Historical Society: 150–152 – via Google Books.
- ^ American Jewish year book. American Jewish Committee. Jewish Publication Society of America. 1903. Retrieved June 29, 2011 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Achduth Vesholom Celebrates its Dedication, New Rabbi". Fort Wayne News Sentinel. November 1, 1995. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
- ^ "Past Rabbis and Presidents". Congregation Achduth Vesholom. Retrieved January 9, 2024.[self-published source?]
External links
editThis section may contain excessive or inappropriate references to self-published sources. (January 2024) |
- Congregation Achduth Vesholom minute book 1876–83. Fort Wayne, Indiana: Achduth Vesholom Congregation. 1876. ISBN 978-0-646-16895-1 – via Google Books.[self-published source?]
- One hundredth anniversary of Congregation Achduth Vesholom, 1848–1948. Fort Wayne, Ind.: Achduth Vesholom Congregation. 1948 – via Google Books.[self-published source?]
- Zweig, Beth (1998). Congregation Achduth Vesholom, 150th anniversary celebration weekend: October 16–18, 1998. SRS Publications – via Google Books.
- Zweig, Beth (2002). Congregation Achduth Vesholom: our story'. Achduth Vesholom – via Google Books.[self-published source?]
- Achduth Vesholom Congregation of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Minutes (Nabu Press reprint ed.). Fort Wayne: Achduth Vesholom Congregation. 2010. ISBN 978-1-172-09359-5 – via Google Books.[self-published source?]