An Inventory to the Temple Emanu-El (Bayonne, N.J.) Records. 1911-1947.

Manuscript Collection No. 419

Institutional Sketch

Temple Emanu-El was organized in April 1911 by Joseph Feldman and Leon Lazarus. They wanted a non-Orthodox synagogue available in the community, in part so that services could be conducted in English so that the children could understand them. However, the by-laws stressed that services were to be "Orthodox" so that they not be confused with the growing reform movement.

Early services were held in various places around the city, including the Opera Hall and Capital Hall. Simon Elbaum served as congregational president from 1911-1922. By 1914, the congregation had built its first synagogue building. A ladies auxilary was founded in the late teens, and a men's auxilary was to follow in 1924.

Senior rabbis at the congregation included: M. Berman (1914-1919), J. Rosengard (1919-1922); L. Schwefel (1922-1924), Benjamen Plotkin (1924-1930) and Eugene Kohn (1933-1935).

Scope and Content Note

Temple Emanu-El, formed in 1911, was a Conservative alternative in which congregants could listen to the service in English. It was located in Bayonne, New Jersey which had a strong Orthodox community. The records of this collection focus on the synagogue's early years, and consist entirely of board minutes between 1911-1947.

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Preferred Citation

Footnotes and bibliographic references should refer to the Temple Emanu-El (Bayonne, N.J.) Records and the American Jewish Archives. A suggestion for at least the first citation is as follows:

[Description], [Date], Box #, Folder #. MS-419. Temple Emanu-El (Bayonne, N.J.) Records. American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Provenance

The records of Temple Emanu-El (Bayonne, N.J.) were donated by Temple Emanu-El, Bayonne, New Jersey in May 1962.

Accruals and Additions

No further accruals are expected to this collection.

Terms of Access and Use

The Temple Emanu-El (Bayonne, N.J.) Records are open to all users. The original manuscript collection is available in the Barrows-Loebelson Reading Room of the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives.

Property and Literary Rights

Temple Emanu-El, by the act of donating the Temple Emanu-El (Bayonne, N.J.) Records to the American Jewish Archives, assigned all property rights to the American Jewish Archives. Literary rights are retained by the Temple Emanu-El and its heirs. Literary rights may also be retained by specific creators of materials.

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Bayonne, New Jersey -- Temple Emanu-El. Nearprint Geography File.

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