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Beth Israel Congregation is a Conservative synagogue located at 265 North Avenue in Washington, Pennsylvania.〔 Founded in 1891,〔 it was the first Jewish congregation in Washington County, Pennsylvania.〔 Its first rabbi, Jacob Goldfarb, served for 50 years.〔 The congregation constructed its first building in 1902.〔 The current building, at 265 North Avenue, was dedicated in 1955.〔 , Beth Israel was the only synagogue in Washington County.〔〔 Its rabbi was David Novitsky.〔〔 ==Early history== Jacob Goldfarb moved to Washington, Pennsylvania in around 1890. The following year,〔 he led the organization of Beth Israel Congregation as an Orthodox synagogue,〔 serving as both its rabbi and cantor.〔 It was Washington County's first Jewish congregation.〔 By the turn of the 20th century, the Beth Israel had 22 member families, and an annual revenues of $600 (today $).〔 It held services on Friday nights and Saturday mornings, and had round 20 children in its religious school.〔 In 1902, the congregation constructed its first synagogue building,〔 at the corner of Franklin and Spruce.〔 By 1907, membership was 26 families, out of a total Washington Jewish population of around 200 individuals. Annual revenues were $3,000 (today $), and the religious school, which held classes daily, had 25 students.〔 Emmy Award-winning film and television producer and director Bud Yorkin was a member as a youth in the 1920s and 1930s.〔 Goldfarb retired in 1941, becoming rabbi emeritus. He was succeeded as rabbi the following year by Maxwell Berger, described by Isaac Landman as "son of the chief rabbi of Toronto, Canada". Berger had previously served from 1940 to 1942 as the first permanent full-time rabbi of Beth El Congregation in Beckley, West Virginia.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beth Israel Congregation (Washington, Pennsylvania)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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