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Congregation Oheb Sholom (Goldsboro, North Carolina)

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Among the leading families were the Weils. Herman Weil had arrived in the United States in 1858, and was soon joined by his brothers, Henry and Solomon. They had become successful businessmen in Goldsboro by the 1870s. Solomon and Henry Weil donated the land for
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men who met "for the purpose of building a synagogue" in Goldsboro. The Goldsboro Jewish community already had a
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The congregation is inactive and the former synagogue building is leased to an Episcopal church for use as a
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The two-story, red brick synagogue was designed by Milton Harding in 1886, and is an example of
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and a Ladies' Hebrew Assistance Society. Since several families had moved to Goldsboro from
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and met for prayers, probably in private homes, in addition to having already
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Buildings and structures in Wayne County, North Carolina
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The congregation was founded in February 1883 by 33
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Affiliation
Reform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational status
Synagogue
food pantry
Goldsboro
North Carolina
Congregation Oheb Sholom (Goldsboro, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
North Carolina
Geographic coordinates
35°23′10″N 77°59′51″W / 35.386166°N 77.997438°W / 35.386166; -77.997438
Architect(s)
Style
Romanesque Revival
Materials
transliterated
Hebrew
Reform
Jewish
synagogue
Goldsboro
North Carolina
oldest synagogue building
food pantry
Jewish
Torah
formed a Cemetery Association
Baltimore
Maryland
Temple Oheb Sholom

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