The story
The only Gothic Revival synagogue in the Americas, housing the third-oldest Jewish congregation in the United States (founded 1733). Home to a Torah scroll brought by the original Sephardic settlers and a letter from George Washington. The congregation includes descendants of the original 1733 families.
Everything that was here
- 1878–present · still open
Congregation Mickve Israelsynagogue
The only Gothic Revival synagogue in the Americas, housing the third-oldest Jewish congregation in the United States (founded 1733). Home to a Torah scroll brought by the original Sephardic settlers and a letter from…
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Congregation Mickve Israel (Founded)Synagogue
Founded in 1733 by Sephardic Jews who arrived in Savannah just five months after Oglethorpe. They brought a Torah scroll that is still in use today — one of the oldest in the Americas. The congregation met in various…
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Wormsloe State Historic Site
Christ Church
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Nearby history
Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church
Monterey Square
Mercer-Williams House
Armstrong-Kessler Mansion
Massie Heritage Center
432 Abercorn Street
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