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Image of a plaque of the 10 commandments written in Hebrew located inside the synagogue, May 2021.
2nd image of Dome at Aultorest's Cemetery, dedicated by Congregation Brith Sholem during their 75th commemoration in 1996, May 2021.
A newspaper advertisement of Louis Rubin's business The Shoe Hospital, The Ogden Standard (Ogden, Utah)· Mon, Sep 23, 1912.
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.…
Advertisement in newspaper that shows the closing of the R & O Quality Shop, The Ogden Standard (Ogden, Utah)· Tue, Sep 2, 1919. Although the shop was still called R & O, R for Rosenbluth and O for Oppman, Ben Oppman dissolved his partnership with…
Ari Evan Geller's Bar Mitzvah invitation, April 26, 2014.
Image of store front of B&B Clothes Shop in the 1960s at 2473 Washington Ave.
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…
Brith Sholem dome at Aultorest Memorial Park in Jewish section, dedicated to commemorate Congregation Brith Sholem's 75th anniversary in 1996. If you stand directly under the dome, the bars form into the star of David, May 2021.
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…
Elizabeth Kraines yearbook photo in The Acorn, 1926 Weber State College. Elizabeth was the daughter of Joseph Kraines.
Exterior view of Congregation Brith Sholem, May 2021.
Father Jay and son Jack Lyons blowing a shofar, an ancient instrument usually formed from a ram’s horn, in recognition of the start of Rosh Hashanah, 1970s.
Gravesite of Jacob and Manya Greenband at Aultorest Memorial Park, May 2021.
Gravestone of Anna Gordon at Aultorest Memorial Park in the section designated for Jewish persons, May 2021.
Image of Herman Kuchler, son of original store owner Isaak Kuchler who dided in 1897, standing in front of the Kuchler I and Sons Cigar Store located in Broom Hotel on 25th Street in Ogden, Utah, taken 1910.
I. Kuchler & Sons' advertisement in newspaper, The Ogden Standard (Ogden, Utah)· Sat, Dec 21, 1901. Isaak Kuchler died in 1897 but his sons, who took over the business located in first level of the Broom Hotel at 370 25th Street, kept the original…
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…
Image of brothers Theodore Kuchler, Rudolph Kuchler, Herman Kuchler, and possibly father Isaak in front of storefront in Broom Hotel at 348 25th street, circa 1890s.
Image of the front of Congregation Brith Sholem and doors, May 2021.
Image of freshman Ralph Benowitz in The Acorn 1936, the Weber State College yearbook. Ralph Benowitz was the son of Joseph Benowitz who co-owned B & B Clothes Shop on 25th Street with his brother William Benowitz. Ralph helped preserve the history of…
Lillian Rubin (right) and two unidentified persons, undated.
Image of Louis Rubin with hammer and shoe, The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah)· Sun, Sep 19, 1937.
Image of old cemetery dome located at Aultorest Memorial Park in the Jewish section, 1980s.
Jay Lyon, Phil Shadlesky, and Harvey Ruskin in front of the synagogue's main room, 1970s. Phil is blowing the shofar to honor the start of Rosh Hzshanah.
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…
Joseph Ansel Hoisington's Bar Mitzvah invitation, May 29, 1999.
Kuhn's Modern Clothes Shop advertisement in The Ogden Standard, Saturday Oct 2 1909. Originally called A Kuhn & Bros. (sometimes written as A. Kuhn & Bro.), the brothers changed the name to Kuhn's and then Kuhn's Modern Clothes Shop between late 1907…
Marian Rubin, daughter of Jenny and Louis Rubin, engagement photo in the Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah)· Sun, Jun 21, 1942. Marian married Luietenant Stanley A. Levy.
Newspaper ad for the grand opening of Sav-On Sporting Goods, the business of Herman Rubin, The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah)· Fri, Apr 22, 1960. Herman opened Sav-On Sporting Goods Store at 2229 Washington Avenue in Ogden, Utah in April of…
Newspaper article about an encounter between Ben Oppman and old-time New Englander with a bit of Jewish humor, The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah)· Mon, Jul 5, 1926.
Newspaper article about inviting former Utah Governor Simon Bamberger and other local prominent members to the dedication ceremony for the new synagogue, The Ogden Standard (Ogden, Utah)· Thu, Aug 18, 1921. Bamberger was the first non-Mormon, the…
Newspaper article about Ogden Jews raising funds for European Jews, Ogden_Daily_Standard_1916_01_31.
A newspaper article asking for the people of Ogden to help local Jews raise money to aid European Jews, 1916.
Newspaper article about Rabbi H. Baras arriving to take charge of activities at synagogue, The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah)· Sun, Feb 19, 1928.
Newspaper article about Rabbi H. Sharfman arriving to take charge of activities at synagogue, Newspaper article about Rabbi H. Baras arriving to take charge of synagogue, The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah)· Sun, Feb 19, 1928.
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.
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.
Newspaper article discussing the meeting of 35 Jewish members in Ogden to plan building a synagogue in Ogden, Utah, Ogden_Daily_Standard_1913_10_13.
Newspaper clipping stating Rabbi Freedman as new Rabbi to take charge of activities of the synagogue as Rabbi Lehrer leaves to a post in the East, Ogden_Standard_Examiner, February 08, 1922. Rabbi Lehrer was the first rabbi of the synagogue and Rabbi…
A photo of Lilian Fogel (Rubin) dressed in her wedding attire for her marriage to Herman Rubin, son of Louis and Jenny Rubin, early members of Congregation Brith Sholem.
Newspaper image of Manya Greenband in celebration of her and Jacob Greenband's 25th wedding anniversary, The Ogden Standard Examiner_Sun__Jan_11__1925.
Newspaper listing businesses of David Kreines and Jacob Greenband, The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah)· Sun, May 22, 1921. Both David Kreines and Jacob Greenband were early members of Congregation Brith Sholem. Kreines was a proprietor and…
Image of 25th street facing the Ogden Union Station between Lincoln Ave. and Wall Ave.
Oren Lamski's Bar Mitzvah invitation, June 04, 1983.
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.
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.
1913 Polk Directory Advertisement Page, including the businesses of Ben Oppman, Samuel Rosenbluth, and Joseph Kraines who were early members of Congregation Brith Sholem. These businesses are R&O Quality Shop and Ogden Junk House.
Rabbi Lehrer with school children of Congregation Brith Sholem before synagogue was built, circa 1920.
Ralph and Regina Benowitz's gravesite at Aultorest Memorial Park, May 2021.