Documents

There are mainly speeches, programs, deeds, and newspaper articles here. You can read through these items in chronological order, or you can look at the collections I’ve assembled for the earliest community history; the building of the first synagogue and the fire that destroyed it; the second synagogue that stands to this day; the thirtieth, fortieth, and fiftieth anniversaries of the congregation; and the closing of the synagogue and its aftermath.

89 sets of documents so far... and much more to come!

Jews in the News, 1917

A year of newspaper clippings from Homestead’s paper related to members of the Jewish community.

Jews in the News, 1918

A year of newspaper clippings from Homestead’s paper related to members of the Jewish community.

Advertisements for New Rabbis, 1918-1920

The chance discovery of ads placed in a NY Yiddish newspaper gives us a sense of what HHCRS was looking for in a rabbi and teacher.

Jews in the News, 1919

A year of newspaper clippings from Homestead’s paper related to members of the Jewish community.

Deed for Additional Cemetery Land

The deed for the purchase of 2.3 more acres of cemetery ground.

Jews in the News, 1920

A year of newspaper clippings from Homestead’s paper related to members of the Jewish community.

Winkler Arrival Newspaper Clippings

May-Sep. 1921 coverage from Homestead’s paper and Pittsburgh’s Jewish paper of the arrival and installation of Rabbi Winkler.

Winkler and Widom Reelection Articles

In 1922 both rabbis were re-elected to their positions with great excitement, but only one would complete his term.

30th Anniversary Introduction and Poems

Introduction to the history of the congregation and poems for the surviving charter members.

Thirtieth Anniversary Newspaper Clippings

Announcements and recaps of this important anniversary from local papers.

High Holiday Seating Charts

High Holiday seating charts from 1932, 1937-1939, 1941-1943, 1947, and 1962.

Fortieth Anniversary Banquet Speech

The 1934 version of the synagogue’s history follows the previous versions, but its edits reflect a contemporary agenda.

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