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This Tree of Life mounted wall art in the synagogue was created to honor persons and organizations who contributed funds and helped rebuild the synagogue after a fire in 1989 destroyed most of its interior, May 2021.
Close view of front of synagogue with door and rededication plaque visible, May 2021. Above the doors is written "May the doors be wide enough for all to enter." The plaque on the bottom of the column to the left of the synagogue shows the year the…
The Cornerstone of Congregation Brith Sholem synagogue, dedicated on August 21, 1921, May 2021. A newspaper article from the Salt Lake Telegram written on August 22, 2021 states that over 2,000 persons attended the cornerstone ceremony. Also, a…
Interior of the synagogue, facing the front with view of bimah and in back are the torahs enclosed in the Ark, May 2021. This area of the synagogue is very important as they hold ritual items that are symbolic for Judaism and worship. The bimah is a…
image facing away from Jewish cemetery section at Aultorest Memorial Park, May 2021. The plaque to the right of the image provides information about the dome dedicated to the Jewish section (out of frame to the right of image) by the congregation in…
Congregation Brith Sholem cemetery dome plaque located at Aultorest Memorial Park. The dome, not pictured, was dedicated in 1996 in celebration of the synagogue's 75th year. The plaque details the members who contributed to the funds to support the…
Ben Oppman's gravestone at Aultorest Memorial Park, May 2021. Oppman was one of the first Jewish businessman in Ogden, arriving in 1889 and opening R & O Quality Shop with partner Samuel Rosenbluth. Oppman contributed to the forming of the first…
Rose Oppman's gravesite at Aultorest Memorial Park, May 2021. Rose Oppman was married to Ben Oppman.
Like Ben Oppman, Rosenbluth was one of the first Jewish businessman in Ogden, arriving in 1889 and opening R & O Quality Shop with partner Oppman. Samuel was involved with many member organizations, including Odd Fellows, Macabees, and the National…
Jenny and Louis Rubin's gravesite at Aultorest Memorial Park, May 2021. Jenny and Louis Rubin were early members of Congregation Brith Sholem. Louis Rubin owned the Shoe Hospital on 25th Street. Louis was born in Ostrow Poland where he met and…
Ralph and Regina Benowitz's gravesite at Aultorest Memorial Park, May 2021.
Gravesite of Jacob and Manya Greenband at Aultorest Memorial Park, May 2021.
Interior view of Congregation Brith Sholem, facing the front, May 2021. The Ark, bimah, plaque of the ten commandments in Hebrew, a menorah, the Jewish flag, and the American flag are all visible.
Gravesite of Joseph Kraines at Aultorest Memorial Park,
Interior view in synagogue facing northwest and two stained-glass windows, May 2021.
Kuhn Masoleum at Aultorest Memorial Park, May 2021.
Cabinet inside the synagogue with prominent view of the menorah burned in the fire
Northwest corner of 25th and Lincoln, facing previous building of B&B Clothing, May 2021.
Pathway from the synagogue to "the house" on Grant Avenue, May 2021. The bricks are scattered with names that
Plaque located at the entrance of the syangogue that indicates Congregation Brith Sholem is registered as a National Historic Place in Ogden, Utah since June 27, 1985.
Exterior view of Congregation Brith Sholem, May 2021.
Side exterior view of Congregation Brith Sholem with view of two stained-glass windows, May 2021.
Gravesite of Henrietta and Samuel Kreines at Aultorest Memorial Park, May 2021.
Drawing by Eugene F. Darling of Ogden with view of city and Wasatch Mountains in 1889.
Image of Rabbi Hyman Sharfman in his obituary, Historic Jewish Press, February 06, 1959.
View of 25th Street, then known as Main Street, at the intersection of Washington Avenue from the 1890s. The Broom Hotel is pictured in the left foreground.
View of 25th Street, then known as Main Street, at the intersection of Washington Avenue facing Ogden Union Station, taken during the 1890s.
Front of Ogden Union Station captured during the 1940s. This is the third building of the Union Station. Originally built in 1869 when the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) reached Ogden. Made of wood, the original two-story structure was replaced in…
Interior view of Ogden Union Station during the mid 20th century.
The railroad yard in Ogden, Utah, located just South of the Union Station, August 22, 1974.
View of 25th Street starting at Ogden Union Station, with a view of the Wasatch Mountains, 1932.
Newspaper article about the cornerstone event for Congregation Brith Sholem, which details the key speakers and members of the synagogue's committee, August 22, 1921.
Aerial image of city of Ogden, Utah facing the Wasatch Mountains take nin 1946.
Newspaper article discussing the Jewish obversance of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, with services held at the Knights of Pythias Hall by Rabbi S. Alkow, Salt Lake Tribune, September 17 1917.
Aerial image of Ogden Utah with view of Wasatch Mountains, February 1959.
View of Congregation Brith Sholem before the 1989 fire which destroyed most of the interior.
A. Kuhn & Bro. advertisement on back cover of 1878 Polk Directory for Weber County, Utah. Brothers Abraham, Adam, and Nathan were some of the first Jewish persons who arrived in Ogden, Utah during the 1860s. A. Kuhn & Bro., also referred to as A.…
Older image of Congregation Brith Sholem's entrance, including doors that were damaged during the fire of December 1989, meaning this image was taken before this date.
Business advertisement of Jacob Greenband's business on Wall Avenue in the 1922 Weber County Polk Directory.
Listing of David Kreine's business as a pawnbroker from the Weber County Polk Directory in 1913.
Elizabeth Kraines yearbook photo in The Acorn, 1926 Weber State College. Elizabeth was the daughter of Joseph Kraines.
Terri Kaufman standing in front of the synagogue entrance in early 1980s. Terri was the first woman elected President of Congregation Brith Sholem from 1984 to 1986, possibly the date range that the image was taken.
Ogden Junk House advertisement in Polk Directory in 1921
Rosenbluth & Oppman advertisement in the 1913 Weber County Polk Directory.
Rosenbluth & Oppman advertisement in the 1906 Weber County Polk Directory.
Lillian Rubin (right) and two unidentified persons, undated.
Postcard image of Knights of Pythias Hall, 1950s. Originally located at 2353 Grant Avenue, early members of Congregation Brith Sholem held religious services in Knights of Pythias.
Rabbi Lehrer with school children of Congregation Brith Sholem before synagogue was built, circa 1920.