Order of Service at the Dedication of the Synagogue of the Congregation “B’nai Jeshurun,”
AUCTION 55 |
Thursday, June 21st,
2012 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Art
Lot 31
(AMERICAN JUDAICA).
Order of Service at the Dedication of the Synagogue of the Congregation “B’nai Jeshurun,”
New York: Hebrew Journal Print 1885
Est: $800 - $1,000
PRICE REALIZED $700
Founded in 1825, Bnai Jeshurun was the second synagogue founded in New York and the third oldest Ashkenazi synagogue in the United States. The order of prayers followed that of the Ashkenazi Great Synagogue of London and the congregation sought the guidance of the British Chief Rabbi Solomon Hirschell on matters of ritual.
Throughout its history, the congregation’s shifts in locations reflected the northward move of New York City’s Jewish population.