Back كنيس تورو ARZ Touro-Synagoge German Synagogue Touro (Newport, Rhode Island) French בית הכנסת טורו HE Sinagoga Touro di Newport Italian 圖羅猶太會堂 Chinese
| Touro Synagogue (Congregation Jeshuat Israel) | |
|---|---|
Hebrew: קהל קדוש ישועת ישראל | |
 Touro Synagogue, in 2017 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Rite | Sephardic |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
| Ownership | Touro Synagogue Foundation |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Newport, Rhode Island |
| Country | United States |
  Location in Rhode Island | |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°29′22″N 71°18′43″W / 41.48944°N 71.31194°W |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Peter Harrison |
| Type | Synagogue |
| Date established | c. 1658 (as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1763 |
| Direction of façade | East |
| Website | |
| tourosynagogue | |
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site | |
| Area | 0.23 acres (0.00093 km2) |
| Part of | Newport Historic District (ID68000001) |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000927[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHLDCP | November 24, 1968 |
The Touro Synagogue or Congregation Jeshuat Israel (Hebrew: קהל קדוש ישועת ישראל) is a synagogue built in 1763 in Newport, Rhode Island. It is the oldest synagogue building still standing in the United States,[2][a] the only surviving synagogue building in the U.S. dating to the colonial era, and the oldest surviving Jewish synagogue building in North America.[3] In 1946, it was declared a National Historic Site.[4]
The first congregation was made up of Sephardic Jews, who are believed to have come via the West Indies, where they participated in the triangular trade along with Dutch and English settlements. They practiced a Spanish and Portuguese Jewish liturgy and ritual. In the late eighteenth century, when warfare threatened, the congregation transferred the deed and Torah scrolls to Congregation Shearith Israel in New York for safekeeping. Since the late 19th century, the congregants have been primarily Ashkenazi.
In 2012 the two congregations went to court to try to resolve which owned the synagogue and its contents, as the Newport congregation wanted to sell some items to raise money for restoration of the building. In 2017 the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled that the New York congregation owned it; as the US Supreme Court declined to hear the case, this ruling stands.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
- ^ Gordon, Mark W. (1996). "Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues". American Jewish History. 84 (1) ([2019 update ed.): 11–27.
- ^ Buescher, John. "Jewish Immigration During the Revolutionary War." Teachinghistory.org, accessed September 25, 2011.
- ^ Sean Flynn (December 1, 2013). "Touro celebrates milestone". The Newport Daily News. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
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