Homestead Hebrew Congregation Rodef Shalom

At a Glance

  • Active: 1894-1993
  • Records: Lots!

The Homestead Hebrew Congregation Rodef Shalom was the only shul in Homestead, PA (except for a brief period in the early 1900s).  The community was formally organized in 1894 and disbanded in 1992.

1917 postcard of HHCIts first synagogue was located at 540 Ammon St.  It was destroyed in an arson.  The new synagogue remains to this day near the corner of 10th and McClure. You can see pictures of what it used to look like here.

The synagogue’s officers were:  President, Vice President, Secretary (later split into Financial and Recording), Treasurer, and Trustees.  Starting in 1924 there was a Board of Directors.

To handle the management of all the synagogue’s activities there were many committees and groups at the synagogue which deserve separate consideration.  For now, just a list:

  • Chevra Kadisha
  • Dramatics club
  • Kashrut (they supervised the local establishments in Homestead!)
  • Charity
  • Welfare & Aid
  • Finance & Seat (sale of seats & High Holiday tickets)
  • Auditing
  • Social
  • School (after-school cheder)
  • Sunday School (in many years the (Reform!) Southwestern District of Pennsylvania Jewish Religious Schools Committee managed the Sunday school)
  • Gabay
  • Building
  • Sick
  • Membership
  • By Laws

These super-cool agenda cards from 1933-1943 give a sense of how the meetings were conducted.  1

 


  1. Box 9, Folder 4  

  1 comment for “Homestead Hebrew Congregation Rodef Shalom

  1. Devorah Segall
    October 25, 2019 at 7:56 pm

    Please correct the content to include the full name Homestead Hebrew CongregationRodef Shalom

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