Congregation Achduth Vesholom

Congregation Achduth Vesholom
Basic information
Location	5200 Old Mill Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
Geographic coordinates	41°02′09″N 85°09′06″W / 41.035942°N 85.151559°W / 41.035942; -85.151559Coordinates: 41°02′09″N 85°09′06″W / 41.035942°N 85.151559°W / 41.035942; -85.151559
Affiliation	Reform Judaism
Status	Active
Leadership	Rabbi Javier E. Cattapan Rabbi Emeritus Richard B. Safran President Jaki Schreier
Website	templecav.org
Architectural description
Completed	1961

Congregation Achduth Vesholom is a Reform synagogue, located at 5200 Old Mill Road in Fort Wayne, Indiana.^[1][2]

It is the oldest synagogue in Indiana, having been formed initially as a German Orthodox congregation on October 26, 1848.^[1][3][4][5] Originally, its name was "The Society for Visiting the Sick and Burying the Dead".^[1][6] At the outset, the congregation worshiped in private homes.^[7][8]

In 1857, the synagogue purchased a building on Harrison Street for $1,200 ($28,200 today), which was dedicated as a synagogue.^[4][8] The first rabbi was Joseph Solomon, who served until 1859.^[8] In 1861, the congregation adopted its current name, which means "Unity and Peace".^[1][4][9] As refugees from Europe, the congregants felt that it was important that they unite and stand by each other.^[6]

The congregation built a Gothic-style temple with seating for 800 people in 1874 at the cost of $25,000 ($484,000 today).^[4][8] Samuel Hirshberg was rabbi from 1891–95.^[10]

The congregation moved to 5200 Old Mill Road in 1961.^[4] In 1995, the synagogue hired a new rabbi, Rabbi Sandford Kopnick.^[11]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Isaac Landman (1941). The Universal Jewish encyclopedia ...: an authoritative and popular presentation of Jews and Judaism since the earliest times. http://books.google.com/books?id=ZrptAAAAMAAJ&q=Congregation+Achduth+Vesholom&dq=Congregation+Achduth+Vesholom&hl=en&ei=wJ0KTp-wN4zegQfKpd3xAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFMQ6AEwCQ. Retrieved June 29, 2011. 
2. ^ David Wemhoff (2011). Just Be Catholic. http://books.google.com/books?id=00v0YiOjpHkC&pg=PA57&dq=Congregation+Achduth+Vesholom&hl=en&ei=wJ0KTp-wN4zegQfKpd3xAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CE4Q6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=Congregation%20Achduth%20Vesholom&f=false. Retrieved June 29, 2011. 
3. ^ Isidore Singer, Cyrus Adler (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. http://books.google.com/books?id=aQ4M33EF6N4C&pg=PA582&dq=Congregation+Achduth+Vesholom&hl=en&ei=y6EKTvK-Ocbg0QHanJmtAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwADgU#v=onepage&q=Congregation%20Achduth%20Vesholom&f=false. Retrieved June 29, 2011. 
4. ^ ^{a b c d e} Kerry M. Olitzky, Marc Lee Raphael (1996). The American synagogue: a historical dictionary and sourcebook. http://books.google.com/books?id=weL9M46TcU8C&pg=PA38&dq=%22B%27nai+Israel%22+%22arkansas%22&hl=en&ei=Jo8KTu7GLYjKgQeCg83_AQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=%20%20%20%20Congregation%20Achduth%20Vesholom&f=false. Retrieved June 29, 2011. 
5. ^ "Our Story". Templecav.org. http://www.templecav.org/About/OurStory.aspx. Retrieved June 29, 2011. 
6. ^ ^{a b} Jacob Rader Marcus (1989). United States Jewry, 1776–1985. Wayne State University Press. http://books.google.com/books?id=0K7DReQW67sC&pg=PA197&dq=Congregation+Achduth+Vesholom&hl=en&ei=y6EKTvK-Ocbg0QHanJmtAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBjgU#v=onepage&q=Congregation%20Achduth%20Vesholom&f=false. Retrieved June 29, 2011. 
7. ^ Ralph Violette (1999). Fort Wayne, Indiana. Arcadia Publishing,. http://books.google.com/books?id=sG4EtZinVf0C&pg=PA50&dq=Congregation+Achduth+Vesholom&hl=en&ei=haAKTumxApTfgQeR_vmdAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CC0Q6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=Congregation%20Achduth%20Vesholom&f=false. Retrieved June 29, 2011. 
8. ^ ^{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. http://books.google.com/books?id=whkVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA314&dq=Congregation+Achduth+Vesholom&hl=en&ei=y6EKTvK-Ocbg0QHanJmtAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFoQ6AEwCTgU#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved June 29, 2011. 
9. ^ Jonathan D. Sarna (2005). American Judaism: a history. Yale University Press. http://books.google.com/books?id=Ujw_IawuIIgC&pg=PA103&dq=Congregation+Achduth+Vesholom&hl=en&ei=y6EKTvK-Ocbg0QHanJmtAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CD8Q6AEwBDgU#v=onepage&q=Congregation%20Achduth%20Vesholom&f=false. Retrieved June 29, 2011. 
10. ^ American Jewish Committee, Jewish Publication Society of America (1903). American Jewish year book. American Jewish Committee. http://books.google.com/books?id=lKFKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA64&dq=Congregation+Achduth+Vesholom&hl=en&ei=wJ0KTp-wN4zegQfKpd3xAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEUQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Congregation%20Achduth%20Vesholom&f=false. Retrieved June 29, 2011. 
11. ^ "Achduth Vesholom Celebrates its Dedication, New Rabbi". Fort Wayne News Sentinel. November 1, 1995. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=FW&s_site=fortwayne&p_multi=FW&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB6CD20CD513561&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved June 29, 2011. 

External links

• Congregation Achduth Vesholom homepage
• Congregation Achduth Vesholom minute book 1876–83, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Achduth Vesholom Congregation (Fort Wayne, Ind.), 1876
• One hundredth anniversary of Congregation Achduth Vesholom, 1848–1948, Achduth Vesholom Congregation (Fort Wayne, Ind.), The Temple, 1948
• Congregation Achduth Vesholom, 150th anniversary celebration weekend: October 16–18, 1998, Beth Zweig, SRS Publications, 1998
• Congregation Achduth Vesholom: our story, Beth Zweig, Achduth Vesholom, 2002
• Achduth Vesholom Congregation of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Minutes, Achduth Vesholom Congregation (Fort Wayne), reprint, Nabu Press, ISBN 1172093598, 2010