Pioneer Jewish Synagogue

The Pioneer Jewish Synagogue was built in 1857, the historic wooden building was located in Jackson, California in Amador County. Jackson's Jewish synagogue was located on the southeast corner of Church Street and Main Street. The synagogue was dedicated on September 18, 1857, by members of Congregation B'nai Israel of Jackson. The synagogue was built during the California Gold Rush, and was the first in Mother Lode country. The synagogue was used till 1869, when the Congregation outgrew the building and moved its Jewish High Holy days Services to the town's larger Jackson Masonic Hall built in 1854.[3] The Jewish synagogue building was used as a schoolhouse from 1869 to 1888. In 1888 the building was moved to a nearby vacant lot and became a private home. The house was taken done in 1948.[2]

Pioneer Jewish Synagogue
Pioneer Jewish Synagogue is located in California
Pioneer Jewish Synagogue
Location in California
LocationSE corner of Church St. and Main St., Jackson, California, United States
Coordinates38.351042°N 120.773211°W / 38.351042; -120.773211
Built1857 (1857)
Built forCongregation B'nai Israel of Jackson
DesignatedNovember 11, 1973[1]
Reference no.865[2]

Congregation B'nai Israel of Jackson was founded in the fall of 1856, when a local Jew organized a Jewish New Year service. A San Francisco Jewish congregation helped hold the first Mother Lode country Jewish service.[4]

At the site of the original Jackson's Jewish synagogue is a historical plaque. The plaque monument is at the Jackson Grammar School. The plaque monument was built by the California Department of Parks and Recreation working with the commission for the preservation of pioneer Jewish cemeteries and landmarks of the Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum. The plaque monument was dedicated on June 27, 1976. Pioneer Jewish Synagogue is registered as California Historical Landmark No. 65.[4] To the east of the marker is the Jackson Pioneer Jewish Cemetery founded in 1857 by the Congregation B'nai Israel and closed in 1921.[5][6][7]

See also

References
  1. "Pioneer Jewish Synagogue". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  2. "Site of Jackson's Pioneer Jewish Synagogue". CA State Parks. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  3. "Masonic Hall & Court House Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  4. "Site of Pioneer Jewish Synagogue (No. 865 California Historical Landmark) | Sierra Nevada Geotourism". sierranevadageotourism.org.
  5. "Jackson". Commission for the Preservation of Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries and Landmarks in the West. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  6. Greschler, Gabriel (2020-11-25). "A road trip through Jewish Gold Country". J. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  7. Israelowitz, Oscar (1987). Oscar Israelowitz's Guide to Jewish U.S.A.: The West. New York City, NY: Israelowitz Publishing. p. 79. ISBN 9781878741066.
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