Kahal Kadosh Mikveh Israel
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Kahal Kadosh Mikveh Israel (Hebrew: קהל קדוש מקוה ישראל, which translates as "Holy Community of the Hope of Israel) is a synagogue located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was founded in 1740. Currently home to a Sephardic community originally established by Spanish and Portuguese Jews, the congregation continues to practice according to the Spanish and Portuguese Sephardic rite.
The oldest formal Jewish congregation in Philadelphia, Mikveh Israel counted among its members prominent revolutionary patriots, such as Jonas Phillips, Haym Solomon and the illustrious Gratz family. The gracious Rebecca Gratz, who founded and managed philanthropic and educational institutions devoted to the needs of women and children, Jewish and Gentile, and who is reputed to be the model for Rebecca of York, heroine of Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott, was also a congregant. A prominent hazzan there in the mid 19th century was Sabato Morais.
The synagogue is currently located at 44 North Fourth St in Center City, Philadelphia. This is between Fourth and Fifth Streets just north of Market St.
The congregation is also responsible for Mikveh Israel Cemetery.
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- Jewish American
- Jewish history in the United States (pre-20th century)
- Jewish history in Pennsylvania
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