New York Historical Synagogues Map

Beth Hamedreth Tesfarten, Congregation
Address: 48-52 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002
Year Organized: 1873
Notes: The 1900/1901 American Jewish Year Book lists it as Congregation Beth Hamedreth Tesfarten, at 48-50 Orchard Street. The 1907/1908 American Jewish Year Book lists it as Beth Hamidrash de-Sefardim at 48 Orchard Street. The Jewish Communal Register (1917/1918) lists it as Beth Hamidrash D'Sphardim at 52 Orchard Street. The 1939 WPA Survey lists it as Beth Hamedrash D'Sfardim (House of Learning of Sephardic Ritual) at 208 East Broadway; but the 1939 WPA Survey also states that it was on Ludlow Street before 1900, at 48 Orchard Street from 1900 to 1930, and at 208 East Broadway from 1930 onward, suggesting that it was always at the same property at 48-52 Orchard Street between 1900 and 1930.
Name: Beth Hamedreth Tesfarten, Congregation
Alternate Name: Beth Hamidrash D'Sphardim, Beth Hamidrash de-Sefardim, Beth Hamedrash D'Sfardim (House of Learning of Sephardic Ritual)
Address: 48-52 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002
Borough: Manhattan
Year Organized: 1873
Notes: The 1900/1901 American Jewish Year Book lists it as Congregation Beth Hamedreth Tesfarten, at 48-50 Orchard Street. The 1907/1908 American Jewish Year Book lists it as Beth Hamidrash de-Sefardim at 48 Orchard Street. The Jewish Communal Register (1917/1918) lists it as Beth Hamidrash D'Sphardim at 52 Orchard Street. The 1939 WPA Survey lists it as Beth Hamedrash D'Sfardim (House of Learning of Sephardic Ritual) at 208 East Broadway; but the 1939 WPA Survey also states that it was on Ludlow Street before 1900, at 48 Orchard Street from 1900 to 1930, and at 208 East Broadway from 1930 onward, suggesting that it was always at the same property at 48-52 Orchard Street between 1900 and 1930.
1900-1901 American Jewish Year Book: Listed
1907-1908 American Jewish Year Book: Listed
Jewish Communal Register (1917-1918): Listed