Jewish Congregations to 1963

Congregation B'ne Jeshurun

Established in 1856 as a result of the consolidation of congregations Imenu Al, and Ahabath Emuno in 1856, and Anshe Emeth in 1859

Congregation Imenu-Al

Founded in 1850 Consolidated with Congregation Ahabath Emuno in 1856 Formed Congregation B'ne Jeshurun

Congregation Ahabath Emuno

Founded in 1854 Consolidated with Congregation Imenu Al in 1856 Formed Congregation B'ne Jeshurun

Congregation Anshe Emeth

Founded 1855
Consolidated with Congregation B'ne Jeshurun in 1859

Rabbis of B'ne Jeshurun 1857-1962
KALISCH, Rabbi Isidor				1857-1860
SARNER, Rabbi Ferdinand Leopold			(Sept-Oct.) 1860
FALK, Rabbi Samson				1863-1866
COHEN, Rabbi G.M.				1868
EPPSTEIN, Rabbi Elias				1869-1880
GERECHTER, Rabbi Emanuel			1880-1892
CARO, Rabbi Victor				1892-1912
LEVI, Rabbi Charles S.				1913-1927

Presidents - Congregation Imenu-Al
ADLER, David 					1851-1852
ADLER, Solomon					1853-1856

President - Congregation Ahabath Emuno
LEVY, Simon					1854-1856

Presidents - Congregation Anshe Emeth
LEVY, Simon					1855
HART, J.M.					1856
SHOYER, Gabriel					1856-1859

Presidents - Congregation B'ne Jeshurun
PERELES, Nathan					1856
LEVY, Simon					1857
ADLER, Solomon					1858-1860
BONNS, Henry					1861-1863
STRANSKY, Isaac					1866-1867
ADLER, David					1868-1869
RINDSKOPF, Loebl				1869-1873
KUSEL, H.A.					1873-1875
TEWELES, M.					1875-1876
EICHMAN, Jacob					1876-1877
HARRIS, Leo					1877-1879
BERLINER, M.					1879-1880
HARRIS, Leo					1880-1883
KAHN, Simon					1883-1888
FRIEND, E.B.					1888-1890
AUERBACH, S.B.					1890-1891
HARRIS, L.H.					1891-1892
MAHLER, Ed.					1892-1894
HELLER, L.H.					1894-1897
POSS, Jacob					1897-1900
RINDSKOPF, Elias				1900-1902
POSS, Jacob					1902-1911
ECKSTEIN, S.A.					1911-1917
ULLMAN, L.					1917-1920
BRESLAUER, Max					1920-1926
POLACHECK, Arthur				1926-1927

Congregation Emanu-El
Congregation Emanu-El B'ne Jeshurun(after 1927)

Rabbis 1857-1962

BROWNE, Rabbie Edward Benjamin Morris		(Apr.-Sept) 1870
SPITZ, Rabbi Moritz				1872-1878
MOSES, Rabbi Isaac S.				1879-1887
HECHT, Rabbi Sigmund				1888-1899
MEYER, Rabbi Julius				1900-1904
HIRSCHBERG, Rabbi Samuel			1904-1947
BARON, Rabbi Joseph L.				1926-1951
PASTOR, Rabbi Harry B.				1947-1951
FRIEDMAN, Rabbi Herbert H.			1851-1855
WEINBERG, Rabbi Dudley				1955-

Congregationa Emanu-El

Founded 1869

Presidents

ADLER, David					1869-1871
FRIEND, Henry					1871-1873
ADLER, David					1873-1878
FRIEND, Elias					1878-1879
ADLER, David					1879-1885
MACK, H.S.					1885-1886
SIBLER, Lewis					1886-1887
FRISCH, J.P.					1887-1888
ADLER, David					1888-1889
FRISCH, J.P.					1889-1891
MILLER, Morris					1891-1894
ADLER, David					1894-1895
MILLER, Morris					1895-1896
LANDAUER, Max					1896-1900
RICH, A.W.					1900-1906
SIDENBERG, Paul					1906-1907
LANDAUER, Max					1907-1917
SALTZSTEIN, A.L.				1917-1921
DANEMAN, Joseph G.				1921-1925
SALTZSTEIN, A.L.				1925-1927

Congregation Emanu-El B'ne Jeshurun

Amalgamation of congregations Emanu-El and B'ne Jeshurun, in 1927

Presidents
SALTZSTEIN, A.L.				1927-1934
BROUDE, Bert C.					1934-1937
ETTENHEIM, George P.				1937-1947
SALTZSTEIN, Benjamin F.				1947-1953
PRINCE, Edward R.				1953-1957
MOSHER, Herman A.				1857-1961
GOLDBERG, Charles L.				1961-

Congregation Anshe Emes

SCHAUER, Rabbi Florian				1873-1882

Congregation B'ne Israel

(Originally known as Hebrah Ohabai Sholem, 
Hebrah B'ne Israel Anshe Hungari)
Hebrah Ohabai Sholem
Hebrah B'ne Israel
Congregation B'ne Israel Anshe Hungari
Congregation B'ne Israel
Founded in 1887 as Hebrah Ohabai Sholem
Name amended to Hebrah B'ne Israel in 1899
Name amended to Congregation B'ne Israel Anshe Hungari in 1899
and to Congregation B'ne Israel in 1924

Rabbis
BERKO, Rev. Jonas				1894-1919
RAPPAPORT, Rabbi Julius				1923-1925
SAVITZ, Rabbi David S.				1925-1927
SNAPIR, Rabbi Joseph H.				1936-1938

Presidents
MAY, Edward					1887-1888
SEGALL, L.					1888-1889
MARKS, Jacob					1889-1892
BRACHMAN, B.					1892-1893
BRACHMAN, M.					1893-1894
BRACHMAN, H.					1894-1895
BRACHMAN, Bern.					1895-1898
KRAUS, Herman					1898-1902
MONTWID, Victor					no date
BRESLAUER, M.					no date
STERN, Max					no date
SURAN, Adolph					1909-1918
TRINTZ, H.					1918-1919
TRAXLER, Max					1919-1921
HOFFMAN, S.					1921-1922
SURAN, Philip					1922-1923
SOGOLOWICH, M.					1923-1924
GREENBLATT, Leopold				1924-1926
TRAXLER, Max					1926-1932
COHEN, Aaron					1932-1940
HECHT, I.D.					1940-1942
STARK, Frank					1942-1943
NEUBAUER, Joseph				1943-1944
WEISS, Louis					1944-1945
REISMAN, Bela					1945-1946

Congregation Anshe Sfard

Incorporated 1889

Rabbis
FELDMAN, Rabbi Abraham				1892
LAZARUS, Rabbi Louis				1894
ISRAELSON, Rabbi Solomon			1897-1901
MANESEWITZ, Rabbi Ben Zion			1925-1936;1937-1939
TWERSKI, Rabbi Jacob				1928-1940
RUBENSTEIN, Rabbi Charles			1941-1947
SHAPIRO, Rabbi David S.				1848-

Presidents
KULLA, Sam					1889-1893
FOREMAN, Jacob					1894-1897
RABENOVITZ, N.					1898-1900
KOPS, S.					1901-1904
FORMAN, Jacob					1905-1908
MALLER, Jacob					1909-1912
RUBINOVITZ, Harry				1913-1916
ZUKER, M.					1917
RADOFF, J.					1918-1919
KATZ, Michael					1919
LERNER, J.					1919-1920
RUBINOVITZ, Harry				1920-1921
RADOFF, J.					1921-1923
RUBINOVITZ, Harry				1924-1928
DUCKLER, Morris					1929-1931
FORMAN, Wolf					1931-1933
SHAPIRO, Harold					1933-1937
BELIN, Louis					1937-1939
MALAWSKY, Harry					1939-1941
TARNOW, Meyer					1941-1943
MALMON, Harry					1943-1944
SAICHECK, SIDNEY				1944-1946
KATZ, Ben					1946-1948
LEWIS, Morris					1948-1951
LIPPOW, David					1951-1955
MALAVSKY, Morris				1955-1957
WOLKENSTEIN, Erv.				1957-1959
OXMAN, Samuel					1959-1961
MAYER, Henry					1961-

Congregation Beth Israel

(Originally known as Congregation Beth Hamidrosh Hagodol)

Rabbis
SCHEINFELD, Rabbi Solomon L.			1892-1893
ISRAELSON, Rabbi Solomon			1895-1897
CANTOR, Rabbi Samuel				1897-1901
SCHEINFELD, Rabbi Solomon I.			1902-1943
MINTZ, Rabbi Max J.				1926-1929
SPIVAK, Rabbi Samuel S.				1931
RUBENSTEIN, Rabbi Charles			1932-1939
BAUMRIND, Rabbi Harold H.			1939-1958
ARM, Rabbi Milton				1859-1960
Gorfinkel, Rabbi Joseph A.			1961-

Congregation Anshe Jacob

Founded in 1886
Consolidated with Moses Montefiore Gemeinde in 1892
to form Congregation Beth Hamidrosh Hagodol
Reorganized as Congregation Beth Israel in 1901

Presidents
KATZ, Markus					1888
SCHLOMOVITZ, Herman				1889
LULESCHNIK, L.					1890
FINK, S.					1891

Moses Montefiore Gemeinde

Established in 1886
consolidated with Congregation Anshe Jacob in 1892 to form 
Congregation Beth Hamidrosh Hagodol
Reorganized as Congregation Beth Israel in 1901

Presidents
ROSENSTEIN, M.					1886
GROBANSKI, A.					1887
KAUFMAN, Max					1890-1891
FEIN, Sol.					1892
BERKOFF, Louis S.				Honorary President

Congregation Beth Hamidrosh Hagodol

Organized in 1892
as a result of a merger of Congregation Anshe Jacob
and the Moses Montefiore Gemeinde in the same year

Presidents
GOLDSTEIN, B.					1892
SCHLOMOVITZ, Herman				1892
FEIN, Sol.					1893-1894
SCHLOMOVITZ, Herman				1895
FEIN, Sol.					1896
SCHLOMOVITZ, Herman				1896
MARGOLES, Samuel				1897-1898
ROSENBERG, J.					1899-1901

Congregation Beth Israel

Reorganization of Congregation Beth Hamidrosh Hagodol in
1901 resulted in establishment of Congregation Beth Israel

Presidents
FEIN, Sol.					1901-1904
MOSHER, Alexander				1904-1909
ROSENBERG, I.J.					1911-1915
FEIN, P.					1915
ROSENBERG, I.J.					1916
SCHLOMOVITZ, Herman H.				1917
MOSHER, Alexander				1918-1919
ROSENBERG, I.J.					1920-1926
MILLER, Ely					1926-1928
COHEN, Isaac					1928-1941
WILLIS, Oscar					1941-1948
JACOBSON, Sam					1948-1953
GLICKSMAN, George				1953-1955
SHLENSKY, Abe					1955-1960
Weiss, Aaron					1960-

Congregation Sinai

organized 1900
disbaned 1915

Rabbis
KAHN, Rev. E.					1900-1902
NEWMAN, Rabbi H.				1903
FRIEDMAN, Rabbi Henry				1904-1905
ELIAS, Rabbi H.					1906
ROSENSTEIN, Rabbi Max				1906-1907
LIPKIND, Rabbi G.				1910-1911
SHAYESON, Rabbi U.				1911
GRAD, Rabbi Bennett				1912-1914

President
KAHN, Arthur S.					1900-1915

Congregation Degel Israel

(Originally known as Congregation Degel Israel Anshe Roumania)
Organized and incorporated as Congregationa Anshe Roumania 1904
name changed to Congregation Degel Israel Anshe Roumania, in 1919

Rabbis
HURWITZ, Rabbi Samuel				1928-1929
MANESEWITZ, Rabbi Ben Zion			1937
KORB, Rabbi David				1939-1940

Presidents
SIMON, Joseph 					1904-1910
SINGER, Nathan					1911-1912
ROTTMAN, M.B.					1913-1915
BRILL, Joseph					1915-1918
FISHER, L.D.					1918-1919
HERMAN, B.					1919-1920
VIGDOR, M.					1920
HERMAN, B.					1920-1921
FISHER, L.D.					1921-1922
HERMAN, B.					1922-1923
FISHER, L.D.					1924-1935
ROSENFELD, Sam					1935-1938
STEIN, Max					1938-1945

Congregation Agudas Achim

(Formerly known as Congregation Agudas Achim Anshe Polen)
Founded 1904
dissolved 1916
reorganized 1917

Rabbis
COHEN, Rabbi Boaz				1923
FELDMAN, Rabbi Israel				1949-

Presidents
BORUSZAK, Meyer					1904-1906
HOLZMAN, Max					1907-1916
WETTER, M.					1919-1920
HOLZMAN, Max					1920-1932
GROSSMAN, N.					1932-1934
KARP, Max					1934-1936
KARP, Jacob					1937-1945
GOLDBERG, Louis					1945-1950
CASH, David					1950-1951
YOPACK, Ben					1951-1952
EPSTEIN, Hyman					1952-

Congregation Anshe Lubavich

Organized 1906

Rabbis
COHEN, Rabbi Boaz				1917-1918
TAYLOR, Rabbi Charles S.			1922-1932
WINOGRAD, Rabbi Simon				1939-1944
SCHULSON, Rabbi Solomon				1944-

Presidents
WASSERMAN, Robert				1906-1908
SCHEFRIN, J.					1908-1910
EISENBERG, Max					1910-1912
RUPPA, Herman					1912-1914
SCHEFRIN, Max					1914-1915
PADWAY, H.					1916-1917
RUPPA, Herman					1917
PADWAY, H.					1917-1918
SVERDLIN, Max					1918-1920
PADWAY, Morris					1924-1925
DAVIDOFF, A.					1925-1926
SCHEFRIN, J.					1926-1940
SCHEFRIN, Samuel				1940-1942
SAFFRO, Joseph					1942-1944
SEGEL, Jack					1944-1945
RUPPA, John					1945-1948
PERLSON, Robert					1948-1951
SEGEL, Morris					1951-1959
PERLSON, Robert					1959-1961
REFKIN, Charles					1961-

Congregation Beth Medrash Hogodol

Rabbis
COHEN, Rabbi Boaz				1921-1923
HYATT, Rabbi Julius				1934-1936
GURNANSKY, Rabbi Yedidiah			1940-1942
RUBENSTEIN, Rabbi Charles			1956-

Congregation Beth Medrash Hagodol Anshe Sfard


Organized 1920

Presidents
SVERDLIN, Max					1920-1925
GROSSMAN, M.					1926-1930
SCHNOLL, B.					1925-1926
LOOKATCH, S.					1930-1934
WEINSHEL, Edward				1936-1934
NASHBAN, Jacob					1936-1940
SILBERMAN, Henry				1940-1946
SAICHECK, Abe					1946-1948
ORENSTEIN, Max					1948-1954
APTER, William					1954-1955
WOLLACH, David S.				1955-1957

Congregation Beth El
Beth El Ner Tamid Synagogue

Founded 1921
Original name Oer Chodosh

Rabbis
KOHN, Rabbi Eugene				1923-1926
KLEINMAN, Rabbi Philip				1926-1937
SWICHKOW, Rabbi Louis J.			1937-

Presidents
EDER, Henry D.					1922-1925
STEIN, Michael					1925-1927
SABLE, Joseph					1927-1929
SCHWARTZ, Herman D.				1929-1931
GILL, Ben					1931-1932
ARENSON, Joseph					1932-1933
COHEN, Isidor					1933-1935
ARENSON, Joseph					1935-1938
GILL, Ben					1938-1939
ROSEN, Sam					1939-1940
ERBSTEIN, Dewey					1940-1943
GORDON, Morris					1943-1945
STEIN, Nathan					1945-1947
ROSENBERG, George				1947-1949

Beth El Ner Tamid Synagogue

Founded 1949

SHAPIRO, Michael				1949-1950
STEIN, Nathan					1950-1952
PLOTKIN, Oscar					1952-1953
ROSENBERG, George				1953-1959
SKOLNIK, A.L.					1955-1958
GORDON, Morris					1958-1960
ERBSTEIN, Dewey					1960-1962
BERNSTEIN, Eliot M.				1962- 

Congregation B'ne Jacob

Organized in 1924 by a group of dissident members of 
Congregation B'ne Israel who left that congregation that year
to establish the Orthodox Congregation B'ne Jacob

Rabbis
BECKER, Rabbi Jacob				1938-

Presidents

FELDMAN, L.					1924-1926
SHUMOW, Max					1926-1928
SPIEGEL, R.					1928-1929
SHUMOW, S.					1929-1930
FELDMAN, Morris					1930-1935
ORENSTEIN, A.					1935-1937
GLATTER, I.					1937-1939
ECKSTEIN, I.					1939-1941
KUPFERBERG, R.					1941-1943
GOLDMAN, M.					1943-1948
SWITZKY, B.					1948-1951
SCHWARTZ, M.					1951-1953
HIRSCHBEIN, J.					1953-1957
KRAMER, M.					1957-1959
RITTBERG, H.					1959-1960
SHERMAN, Louis					1960-1961
RITTBERG, H.					1961- 

Congregation Beth Yuhudah

Incorporated 1929
Sponsoring Organization, Ahavat Reyim Society 1929-1941
Officers of Congregation elected from 1941

TWERSKI, Rabbi Jacob				1929-

Presidents
FORMAN, Eli					1941-1943
WEINSTEIN, Isaac				1943-1945
STEIN, Nathan					1945-1946
BASS, Harry					1946-1951
LEVIN, Phil					1951-1953
BASS, Sam					1953-1961
GROSSMAN, Frank					1961- 

United Synagogue-B'ne Shalom

The merger of Congregation Degel Israel and 
Congregation B'ne in 1945 resulted in the founding of 
United Synagogue B'ne Sholom

Rabbi
GREENMAN, Rabbi Paul S.				1953-1957

Presidents
HOLTZMAN, Sam					1946-1947
SCHILLER, Joseph				1947-1948
FISHER, L.D.					1948-1949
PINKUS, Philip					1949-1950
STEIN, Max					1950-1951
FISHER, L.D.					1951-1952
DURCHSLAG, Millard				1952-1954
BAER, Louis					1954-1955
BAER, Irving					1955-1956 

Congregation Shalom

Established 1951
Rabbi
PASTOR, Rabbi Harry B.				1951-

Presidents
Pasch, David R.					1951-1952
MELDMAN, Edward H.				1952-1953
ABRAMS, Isador					1953-1954
GILL, Robert M.					1954-1955
PASCH, David R.					1955-1956
BECK, Jacob					1956-1958
HOWARD, Daniel W.				1958-1960
WILLIAMS, Herman				1960-1962
SPECTOR, Paul J.				1962- 

Congregation Sinai

Established 1955
Rabbi
BRICKMAN, Rabbi Jay R.				1955-

Presidents
TEWELES, Richard				1955-1959
LEEDS, Herbert					1959
ASHLEY, Charles D.				1959- 

Congregation Beth Hamedrash Hagodel-B'nai Sholom

Established in 1857 when Congregation Beth Medrash
Hagodol Anshe Sfard and United Synagogue--B'ne Sholom
consolidated to form this congregation

Rabbi
GREENMAN, Rabbi Paul S.				1957-1959
LIFSCHUTZ, Rabbi Emanuel			1959-1962

Presidents
Not listed due to possibility of living

WOLLACH, David S.				1957-1961
KRAUS, Sam					1961-1962
WOLLACH, David S.				1962- 

Congregation Anshe Emeth

Established 1958

Rabbi
BAUMRIND, Rabbi Harold H.			1958-1960

Presidents
Not listed due to possibility of living

GLICKSMAN, George				1958-1960
MARKS, Myron					1960-1961
SILVERSTEIN, Abraham				1961-1962
BENEDON, Irving					1962- 

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