Brit Shalom, Easton, Pennsylvania

Brit Shalom, also called Temple Covenant of Peace, of Easton, Pennsylvania is notable because it is one of the Oldest synagogues in the United States.

History

Congregation Brit Shalom was founded on August 26, 1839. In 1842 the congregation built a synagogue building at 38 South Sixth Street, by the late twentieth century it was used as the Second Baptist Church of Easton. In 1996 Mark Gordon identified it as the third oldest synagogue building in the country. [Rediscovering Jewis Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues, American Jewish History, 84.1, 1996, pp20-27.] However, the old synagogue building burned down in 2003.

In 1959, the congregation, now called Temple Covenant of Peace, moved to a new building. [ [http://www.tcopeace.org/aboutus/history/ Temple Covenant of Peace, Easton, PA - History ] ]

ee also

* Oldest synagogues in the United States

Outside link

http://www.tcopeace.org/aboutus/history/

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