These articles celebrate the history and the legacy of Homestead’s synagogue and spell out the community’s preservation plans.
Items tagged with "Closing and after"
Items related to the closing of the synagogue and events that happened afterwards.
Oral History Articles 1993-4
As the Homestead oral history project proceeded, the Jewish archives sent out a few press releases publicizing their progress.
Beth Shalom Fire
The congregation took such care in donating its Judaica and Torahs to a synagogue where they’d be used and loved, but when Man plans, G-d laughs…
Burying the Torahs
A couple months after the fire, the Homestead Hebrew Torahs were buried. The installation of the grave marker took another 12 years.
New Americans in 21st century Homestead
Homestead became a home for Jews who left the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, but they didn’t receive a warm welcome.
The Synagogue Building, 1992
Photographs from just before the sale of the synagogue show how it looked.
The Synagogue Building, 2010-2014
The synagogue building has housed a church since 1993. Here’s what it looks like today.
The Last Wedding in the Homestead Shul
Long after the last generation of children grew up, a daughter of Homestead was determined to have her wedding in the synagogue.