- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Congregation Mickve Israel
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Synagogues--Georgia--Savannah
Stained glass windows--Georgia--Savannah
Trees--Georgia--Savannah
Palms--Georgia--Savannah
Towers--Georgia--Savannah
Judaism--Georgia--Savannah
Buildings--Georgia--Savannah
Historic buildings--Georgia--Savannah
Congregation Mickve Israel (Savannah, Ga.)
Architecture, Jewish--Georgia--Savannah
Architecture, Gothic--Georgia--Savannah
Savannah (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Congregation Mickve Israel, founded in 1733, is the oldest Jewish congregation in the South. The current synagogue, erected in Savannah between 1876 and 1878, is designed in the Gothic style and features a museum documenting the congregation's history.
Photograph of the synagogue housing Congregation Mickve Israel, founded in 1733 in Savannah, Georgia. The current synagogue, erected between 1876 and 1878, is designed in the Gothic style and features a museum documenting the congregation's history. This structure features a soaring tiered tower rising above the entrance. Peaked stained glass windows adorn the exterior walls. A tall palm tree grows next to the synagogue. This is the oldest Jewish congregation in the South. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/congregation-mickve-israel/m-10730/
- Rights Holder:
- Photograph by Kelly Caudle, New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/congregation-mickve-israel
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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