These articles and editorials narrate the events surrounding the arson of the first synagogue and the community’s response (it wasn’t good).
Author Archive for Homestead Hebrews
Jews in the News, 1911
A year of newspaper clippings from Homestead’s paper related to members of the Jewish community.
Jews in the News, 1910
A year of newspaper clippings from Homestead’s paper related to members of the Jewish community.
Jews in the News, 1909
A year of newspaper clippings from Homestead’s paper related to members of the Jewish community.
Jews in the News, 1908
A year of newspaper clippings from Homestead’s paper related to members of the Jewish community.
Jews in the News, 1907
A year of newspaper clippings from Homestead’s paper related to members of the Jewish community.
Jews in the News, 1906
A year of newspaper clippings from Homestead’s paper related to members of the Jewish community.
Jews in the News, 1905
A year of newspaper clippings from Homestead’s paper related to members of the Jewish community.
Jews in the News, 1904
A year of newspaper clippings from Homestead’s paper related to members of the Jewish community.
Paying off the Mortgage on the First Synagogue
A little over a year after the building was dedicated, the congregation paid off its $1,500 mortgage!
Jews in the News, 1903
A year of newspaper clippings from Homestead’s paper related to members of the Jewish community.
The Only Pictures of the First Synagogue
These hand-drawn maps of Homestead suggest the appearance of the first synagogue and its proximity to the main Jewish area.