SUITE OF AMERICAN COMMEMORATIVE SYNAGOGUE PLATES.

New York, 1954

Full set of seven hand-colored commemorative plates issued by the Sisterhood of the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, New York, in honor of the congregation’s tercentenary, 1654-1954. Designed by Esther Oppenheim. Diameter: 10.25 inches (one larger). From the De Sola Pool Collection.

Featuring: *1. The Mill Street Synagogue of 1730, the first synagogue building erected in North America. *2. The Second Mill Street Synagogue of 1818, erected on the site of the first edifice. *3. The Crosby Street Synagogue of 1834. *4. The 19th Street Synagogue of 1860. *5. The current building on 70th Street and Central Park West, dedicated in 1897 by the Rev. Dr. David de Sola Pool. *6. The Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island. Dedicated in 1763, it is the oldest synagogue building in the United States. *7. The seal of Shearith Israel, adopted in 1797.