Bristol Jewish Center Collection
Dublin Core
Identifier
GA.BH.14
Title
Bristol Jewish Center Collection
Description
Administrative/Biographical History:
The Bristol Jewish Center was founded in 1904 by ten Jewish families that initially held religious services in the rear of a tailor shop on Mill Street. In 1917 the synagogue bought a building at 119 Pond Street and remained there until 1949 when four Jewish families donated land at 216 Pond Street for the building of a larger sanctuary for the growing Jewish population in Bristol between World War I and the end of World War II. During the 1970’s and 1980’s, the synagogue underwent several changes, including; becoming an Adult Synagogue, affiliating with the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Philadelphia, and furthering the roles of women in the synagogue with a female Rabbi. In 2015, the Bristol Jewish Center’s Bristol location closed and completely merged with the Kol Emet Congregation in Yardley Pennsylvania, where they now serve as one entity.
The Bristol Jewish Center was founded in 1904 by ten Jewish families that initially held religious services in the rear of a tailor shop on Mill Street. In 1917 the synagogue bought a building at 119 Pond Street and remained there until 1949 when four Jewish families donated land at 216 Pond Street for the building of a larger sanctuary for the growing Jewish population in Bristol between World War I and the end of World War II. During the 1970’s and 1980’s, the synagogue underwent several changes, including; becoming an Adult Synagogue, affiliating with the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Philadelphia, and furthering the roles of women in the synagogue with a female Rabbi. In 2015, the Bristol Jewish Center’s Bristol location closed and completely merged with the Kol Emet Congregation in Yardley Pennsylvania, where they now serve as one entity.
Scope and Content:
This collection is organized chronologically with subject based files. Items in folders remain in the original received order from the creator. Materials range from 1939 to 2013. The collection consists of various records pertaining to the Bristol Jewish Center and its activities including; correspondence, programs/services, and other records of the Bristol Jewish Center’s general and administrative history.
This collection is organized chronologically with subject based files. Items in folders remain in the original received order from the creator. Materials range from 1939 to 2013. The collection consists of various records pertaining to the Bristol Jewish Center and its activities including; correspondence, programs/services, and other records of the Bristol Jewish Center’s general and administrative history.
Creator
Bristol Jewish Center
Publisher
Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library
Rights
Digitized versions of archival materials made available by The Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library are intended for study, research, and scholarly purposes only with proper citation of the material. For inquiries regarding use permissions, please contact the Archivist directly at archive@grundylibrary.org.
Due to the nature of some legacy collections, we do not know the exact origin of copyright and/or intellectual property rights for some of our materials, and their publication is free and clear of infringement claims sought by copyright owners. To make our information more accurate, we are eager to hear from any rights owners who might know of certain collection items’ origins.
Due to the nature of some legacy collections, we do not know the exact origin of copyright and/or intellectual property rights for some of our materials, and their publication is free and clear of infringement claims sought by copyright owners. To make our information more accurate, we are eager to hear from any rights owners who might know of certain collection items’ origins.
Language
English, Hebrew
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