First Hungarian Congregation Brith Shalom
Address: 54-56 Pitt Street, New York, NY
Year Organized: 1893
Associated Towns: Hungary
Notes: According to the 1907/1908 American Jewish Year Book, this congregation was known as First Hungarian Congregation Brith Sholom, had been organized in 1893, and was located at 6 Avenue D. According to the Jewish Communal Register (1917/1918), it was then known as Brith Sholom B'nai Isaac and had been organized in 1912. According to the 1939 WPA Survey, it was then known as Congregation Brith Sholom, Bnei Itzchok, or in English, Covenant of Peace, Sons of Isaac, had been organized in 1889, was located at 6 Avenue D, where it was dedicated in 1889, but had been remodeled and rebuilt after a fire in 1921. According to the 1900/1901 American Jewish Year Book, however, this congregation was then known as the First Hungarian Congregation Brith Shalom and was then located at 54-56 Pitt Street.Name: First Hungarian Congregation Brith Shalom
Alternate Name: First Hungarian Congration Brith Sholom; Brith Sholom B'nai Isaac; Congregation Brith Sholom, Bnei Itzchok; Covenant of Peace, Sons of Isaac
Address: 54-56 Pitt Street, New York, NY
Borough: Manhattan
Type: Orthodox
Year Organized: 1893
Associated Towns: Hungary
Notes: According to the 1907/1908 American Jewish Year Book, this congregation was known as First Hungarian Congregation Brith Sholom, had been organized in 1893, and was located at 6 Avenue D. According to the Jewish Communal Register (1917/1918), it was then known as Brith Sholom B'nai Isaac and had been organized in 1912. According to the 1939 WPA Survey, it was then known as Congregation Brith Sholom, Bnei Itzchok, or in English, Covenant of Peace, Sons of Isaac, had been organized in 1889, was located at 6 Avenue D, where it was dedicated in 1889, but had been remodeled and rebuilt after a fire in 1921. According to the 1900/1901 American Jewish Year Book, however, this congregation was then known as the First Hungarian Congregation Brith Shalom and was then located at 54-56 Pitt Street.
1900-1901 American Jewish Year Book: Listed
1907-1908 American Jewish Year Book: Listed
Jewish Communal Register (1917-1918): Listed