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The congregation was established in July 1735 as Kahal Kadosh Mickva Israel (the Holy Congregation, the Hope of Israel); they soon rented a building for use as a synagogue. The congregation was founded by many from a group of 42 Jews who had sailed from London aboard the William and Sarah and had arrived in Savannah on July 11, 1733, months ...
The square also is home to Congregation Mickve Israel, which boasts one of the few Gothic-style synagogues in America, dating from 1878. All but one of the buildings surrounding the square are original to the square, the exception being the United Way Building. [20]
Where to eat, drink, and shop in Georgia's oldest - and arguably most charming - city.
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On April 18, Historic Savannah Foundation hosts “Jewish Foodways in the Lowcountry South” alongside Congregation Mickve Israel’s Rabbi Robert Haas.
Tucked into the tree-covered west side of Savannah's Madison Square is St. John’s Church and the Green-Meldrim House. ... The tour will guide people through both Gothic Revivalist buildings with ...
Mrs. Wilkes' Dining Room is a casual restaurant in Savannah, Georgia, US which offers a menu of Southern US home cooking. Situated in a historic house dated to 1870, it is a popular dining spot in the city. The restaurant was owned and managed by Sema Wilkes for 59 years, from 1943 until her death in 2002 at age 95. [1]
The Green–Meldrim House is a historic house at 14 West Macon Street, on the northwest corner of Madison Square, in Savannah, Georgia. [3] [4] Built in 1853, [5] it was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1976 as one of the American South's finest and most lavish examples of Gothic Revival architecture.