Founded in 1729, the city of Baltimore, Maryland was established before the United States gained its independence from Great Britain in 1776, thus making it an old city according to U.S. standards. Unsurprisingly, then, Baltimore has the third oldest surviving synagogue building in the United States. Although the Lloyd St. Synagogue, located on Lloyd St….
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Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History
What do Shemp, Moe, and Curly Howard from the Three Stooges; the violinist, Jascha Heifetz; the American, singers Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen; and Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, all have in common? The answer is that all of these men have Litvak, or Lithuanian Jewish, decent. According to the World Jewish Congress, today (in…
KAM Isaiah Israel in Chicago
If you walk around the Chicago neighborhood of Hyde Park, you might notice a large, domed building with a minaret located across the street from former U.S. President Barack Obama’s home. Until a larger sign was added to the front lawn, most people assumed it was a mosque. However, it is actually KAM Isaiah Israel,…
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