Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue, 612 Washington Avenue, Woodbine, Cape May County, NJ
Summary
Significance: The Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue was built by the Woodbine Brotherhood as the religious, cultural, and educational center of a colony of East European Jewish immigrants. Constructed entirely by the colonists on an American design, the Synagogue is symbolic of several basic characteristics of Woodbine. It is a response to the need for a place to practice a religion central to the life of the community. It expresses a cultural continuity in a new land, while also fusing American ways with East European tradition.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-587
Survey number: HABS NJ-866
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
cape may county, 39.23963, -74.81758
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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