Beth Hachasidim de Guer, Congregation
Address: 205 Henry Street, New York, NY 10002
Year Organized: 1929
Associated Towns: Gora Kalwaria (Poland)
Notes: According to the 1939 WPA Survey, this congregation of 65 members is composed of the followers of the famous Polish Rabbi Abraham Mordecai Alter of Gur-Kalvaria in Poland, who is known as the Guer Rabbi throughout the Orthodox Jewish world, the son of the celebrated Sfath Emeth. They annually celebrate the death of the Sfath Emeth on the 4th day of Shvat.Name: Beth Hachasidim de Guer, Congregation
Alternate Name: House of the Pious Men of Guer
Address: 205 Henry Street, New York, NY 10002
Borough: Manhattan
Type: Orthodox
Year Organized: 1929
Associated Towns: Gora Kalwaria (Poland)
Notes: According to the 1939 WPA Survey, this congregation of 65 members is composed of the followers of the famous Polish Rabbi Abraham Mordecai Alter of Gur-Kalvaria in Poland, who is known as the Guer Rabbi throughout the Orthodox Jewish world, the son of the celebrated Sfath Emeth. They annually celebrate the death of the Sfath Emeth on the 4th day of Shvat.