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	Touro Synagogue - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island is the oldest Jewish house of worship in North America.
		The synagogue, designed by architect Peter Harrison, is a National Historic Site and considered to be one of the most architecturally distinguished buildings of 18th century America.
		Touro Synagogue is also the name of a Reform synagogue in New Orleans, named after Judah Touro, Isaac's son.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Touro_Synagogue (277 words)

	Touro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Touro Synagogue is one of the great and historic religious institutions of America.
		Touro Synagogue of Newport, Rhode Island, the oldest synagogue in America, was named after Judah's father, Rabbi Isaac Touro.
		Touro Synagogue historically has viewed itself as a family, placing its greatest emphasis on the love of Jewish living, a commitment to social justice, to Klal Yisrael and to Jewish practice founded in knowledge.
	www.loyno.edu /~kawing/Touro.html (288 words)

	MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Touro Synagogue
		The Jewish communities incorporated some of the New World styles in building their synagogues and homes.
		The Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, was built between 1759 and 1763 using the colonial style common to most churches of that time.
		Touro is the oldest synagogue in the United States.
	encarta.msn.com /media_461553072/Touro_Synagogue.html (70 words)

	Projo.com \| Providence \| East Bay
		Yesterday, nearly 200 people were packed among the Corinthian columns of America's oldest synagogue to hear the annual reading of the letter, discuss its message, and ponder its additional relevance in light of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
		It has been read at the Touro Synagogue every year since 1948, and all involved agreed that its message is more important now than ever.
		Touro was closed on Sept. 11, and locked again on July 4, for fear that it might be attacked.
	www.projo.com /eastbay/content/projo_20020819_touro19.20e22.html (780 words)

	Touro Synagogue National Historic Site (National Park Service)
		Touro Synagogue, dedicated in 1762, is the oldest synagogue in the United States and the only one that survives from the colonial era.
		The congregation was founded in 1658 by Sephardim, descendants of Marranos who fled the Inquisition in Spain and Portugal and who were themselves seeking a haven from religious persecution in the Caribbean.
		The synagogue was designed by noted colonial architect Peter Harrison and is considered one of the finest examples of 18th century architecture in America.
	www.nps.gov /tosy (178 words)

	Synagogue Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Touro Synagogue The Touro Synagogue, in Newport, Rhode Island is America's oldest synagogue.
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		Anolik argued that the Touro foundation is a nonsectarian, nonprofit organization and not a religious establishment per se, and therefore should be required to appear before the City Council like other organizations.
		She said Congregation Jeshuat Israel, the religious group that leases the synagogue, is not sponsoring the event.
		The synagogue is planning to demolish the Gray Typewriter building, 52-54 Spring St., at the corner of Spring and Barney streets, and construct a new visitors center there.
	www.newportdailynews.com /articles/2004/08/20/news/news6.prt (598 words)

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		Touro was chartered by the State of New York in 1970.
		Touro sought incorporation in the State of California, and in 1995 located a campus in the San Francisco bay area.
		As Touro College looked to other potential sites for a college of osteopathic medicine, Nevada was chosen as a potential site due to the current physician shortage in Nevada and the rapidly growing population within Nevada and the surrounding community.
	www.tucom.edu /TouroHistory.htm (321 words)

	Touro Synagogue :: About: Touro Synagogue The Place, the Building, the Architect
		Touro Synagogue was designed by Peter Harrison, the preeminent architect of the colonial era.
		Touro Synagogue has received national acclaim for its architectural and historical distinction.
		And in 2001, Touro Synagogue became one of only 21 properties in the collection of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
	www.tourosynagogue.org /AbtPlace.php (285 words)

	Jewish History
		Lopez was also one of the original founders and contributors of Touro Synagogue and by the end of his life was recognized as one of the "Merchant Princes" of early America.
		Judah Touro was the youngest son of Isaac Touro and he moved to New Orleans in his early twenties where he made his fortune as a merchant/trader.
		Touro Synagogue is the oldest existing Synagogue in North America (completed for Chanukah in 1763) located on what was originally called Griffin Street.
	www.eyesofglory.com /jewhist.htm (1028 words)

	IgoUgo: Newport Attractions, Newport Festivals, Things To Do In Newport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Touro Synagoue is the oldest Synagogue in the United States and the only one that survived the colonial era.
		Founded by Sephardic Jews who fled persecution in Spain, the Touro Synagogue was built in 1739 by architect Peter Harrison in the 18th Century Georgian style of architecture.
		In the 18th Century, George Washington wrote a letter to the Touro Synagogue''s congregation, and the letter is on display inside the synagogue.
	www.igougo.com /planning/journalEntryActivity.asp?type=2&entryID=28271 (655 words)

	Boston.com / News / Local / R.I. / Supreme Court justice to speak at Touro Synagogue celebration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The synagogue, the oldest Jewish house of worship in the nation, holds an annual reading of the letter from the then-president affirming the congregation's religious freedom.
		She was invited by Bernard Aidinoff, chairman of the Touro Synagogue Foundation, and a friend of the justice.
		The synagogue was completed 1763, more than 100 years after the arrival of the first 15 Jews in Newport.
	www.boston.com /news/local/rhode_island/articles/2004/08/20/supreme_court_justice_to_speak_at_touro_synagogue_celebration?mode=PF (374 words)

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		In December 1763, the Touro synagogue was inaugurated.
		The Synagogue, built of brick imported from England, stands at an acute angle to the street.
		Some similarity is evident between the Sephardic Synagogue that was erected in Amsterdam, Holland in 1675 and the synagogue in Newport, R. I., particularly in the seating arrangement and in the imposing columns.
	www.jodensavanne.sr.org /article9.html (744 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Touro Synagogue National Historic Site at Epinions.com
		The inside of the synagogue itself is interesting, and a tour guide explains some of the significant facts about the synagogue while you look around at the impressive architecture.
		Touro Synagogue is a small unit of the National Park System.
		Harrison at first declined the offer to design this synagogue, but he later changed his mind and when the project was completed, he was so fond of the building itself and the members that he didn’t charge any fees for his services.
	www.epinions.com /content_96833867396 (1009 words)

	National Park Service - Colonials and Patriots (Touro Synagogue NHS)
		Touro Synagogue symbolizes the spirit of religious freedom that arose during the colonial period and found its way into the principles upon which the political system of the new Nation was founded.
		By the end of the 18th century the doors of the synagogue had closed, but the building was preserved and maintained by descendants of the Reverend Isaac Touro, spiritual leader of the Newport Jews when it was opened, until services resumed in 1883.
		Designated a National Historic Site in 1946, Touro Synagogue is administered under the terms of a cooperative agreement between the Secretary of the Interior, the Shearith Israel trustees of New York City, and the Congregation Jeshuat Israel of Newport.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/colonials-patriots/siteb2.htm (393 words)

	First Jewish Synagogue Was Dedicated in the United States
		The Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, photographed in 1971
		On December 2, 1763, members of the Jewish community of Newport, Rhode Island, witnessed the dedication of the Touro Synagogue, the first synagogue in the American colonies.
		Touro became the center of a thriving Jewish community.
	www.americaslibrary.gov /cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/colonial/jewish_1 (105 words)

	Claude Emanuel Menders, Architects Inc. Religious, Residential & Historic.
		Touro Synagogue of Newport, Rhode Island, constructed in 1763, is the oldest synagogue in North America and is a National Historic Landmark.
		President George Washington's 1790 visit to the Synagogue was followed by a letter predating the Bill of Rights which affirmed religious liberty in America.
		A master plan was completed in August 1997 and revised in 1999 for proposed improvements which include restoration and preservation of the Synagogue, restoration of the Levi Gale House with a possible addition, universal access modifications, and the integration of the site and structures into a comprehensive campus plan.
	www.mendersarchitects.com /0Preservation/Touro/Touro.html (207 words)

	Rhymes With Right: America's Oldest Synagogue Being Restored
		The Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, is the oldest synagogue in North America.
		The history of the synagogue starts with a group of Sephardic Jews who arrived in 1658 in Rhode Island -- a colony founded by Roger Williams and his followers on the principle of religious tolerance.
		Touro stands as one of the great symbols of religious liberty in this country, and also as a symbol of our nation's Judeo-Christian heritage.
	rhymeswithright.mu.nu /archives/101507.php (440 words)

	Touro Synagogue
		He writes "...while every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and fig tree, and there shall be none to make him afraid." Then, and now, it remains one of this countries greatest strengths, and most remarkable policies, breaking free of the restraints of religious intolerance that had marked so much of history.
		The Touro Synagogue is more than a vestige of past glory, or even a site made important by the historical precedent espoused by Washington.
		Friends of Touro are planning a visitor and educational center for religious freedom and tolerance.
	www.offbeattravel.com /touro.html (1079 words)

	Judah Touro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Judah Touro, a Sephadic Jew and philanthropist, is most known as the founder of the Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island.
		Judah Touro's real claim to fame was the generosity of the bequests made in his will.
		Another bequest, from his brother, Abraham, was used to erect Touro Synagogue's front gate in 1843.
	www.lastar.org /touro.html (348 words)

	Touro Synagogue :: Welcome to Touro Synagogue
		For over two centuries, the small synagogue standing here has testified that men may seek eternal truths in their own particular ways without hindrance from the civil government that embraces them all.
		The survival of Touro Synagogue is now in question.
		As part of the national capital campaign to restore Touro Synagogue and establish a visitors’ center, the park leading to the Synagogue entrance will be redesigned.
	campaign.tourosynagogue.org (384 words)

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		"The Touro is the nation's oldest standing synagogue and continues to be a place of inspiration, while encouraging people of all backgrounds to learn about the important role Jewish settlers played in our country's history," Secretary Norton said.
		Eldridge Street is the first synagogue constructed in the United States by Eastern European Jews and served the immigrants of New York's Lower East Side.
		The synagogue was completed in 1887 and is a National Historic Landmark.
	realestatedesigners.com /realtymanager/newsletters/touro-grant.txt (554 words)

	Jewish-American Hall of Fame -- Virtual Tour
		Isaac Touro, native of Holland, was appointed Hazan (e.g.
		Touro officiated briefly in Jamaica, until his death in 1784.
		Isaac Touro's son, Judah, was born on June 16, 1775 and raised by his uncle in Boston.
	www.amuseum.org /jahf/virtour/page6.html (463 words)

	Historic Newport synagogue being restored - Boston.com - R.I. - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Dedicated in 1763, the Touro Synagogue is the oldest Jewish house of worship still standing in North America -- and it shows.
		Restoration work, which has temporarily left the synagogue closed and sheathed in a white covering, began recently and is expected to conclude by December.
		The synagogue, designed by Newport architect Peter Harrison -- whose other notable buildings include King's Chapel in Boston -- was built a century later.
	www.boston.com /news/local/rhode_island/articles/2005/06/04/historic_newport_synagogue_being_restored?mode=PF (863 words)

	Touro Synagogue - Religion - Newport, RI, 02840-2969 - Citysearch
		With its Colonial American architecture, Touro Synagogue may seem an odd bastion of Jewish life on this side of the Atlantic.
		But situated on a quiet street and oriented to Jerusalem, Touro is, indeed, the oldest synagogue in the United States, and a national historic site.
		The guide is often led by the congregation's rabbi who gives an enthusiastic and fast-paced lecture on the history of the synagogue and of the Jews of Newport.
	boston.citysearch.com /profile/9053424 (254 words)

	Touro Synagogue - Newport - Reviews of Touro Synagogue - TripAdvisor
		Dedicated in 1762, this is the oldest synagogue in the United States.
		The oldest synagogue in the U.S. stands for (and since) a time when people fought for the right to practice religion freely.
		Dedicated in 1763, Touro is the oldest synagogue in the U.S. and possesses the oldest Torah in North America.
	tripadvisor.com /Attraction_Review-g60978-d103119-Reviews-Touro_Synagogue... (429 words)

	Heritage
		By the turn of the century New York City, swelled by the arrival of thousands of Yiddish-speaking immigrants, was emerging as a new center of Yiddish culture.
		By the mid-1750s, the community was large and prosperous enough to commission the construction of a permanent synagogue.
		Today, the Touro Synagogue, as it is known, is the oldest extant synagogue in North America.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/heritage/episode7/atlas/map1.html (1139 words)

	Center Profile: Touro Synagogue (Congregation Jeshuat Israel)
		The Touro Synagogue, dedicated in 1763, is the oldest synagogue in the United States and the only one that survives from the colonial era.
		With their new synagogue and previously-acquired cemetery, the congregation could now perform the three essential functions of Jewish communal life: worship and holiday observances, religious education for children, and burials for the dead.
		The synagogue's architecture is Georgian and uses the classical motifs of symmetry, balance, and ordered rhythm formalized by the ancient Romans.
	www.pluralism.org /research/profiles/display.php?profile=71768 (775 words)

	Secretary Norton to Announce Grants to Preserve Touro Synagogue in Rhode Island,Eldridge Street Synagogue in New York ...
		Secretary Norton to Announce Grants to Preserve Touro Synagogue in Rhode Island,Eldridge Street Synagogue in New York and Mission Concepion Church in Texas
		Located in the Newport National Historic Landmark District and designed by noted colonial architect Peter Harrison, Touro is the oldest standing synagogue in the United States.
		The Eldridge Street Synagogue located in New York was the first synagogue built in the United States by Eastern European Jews to serve the immigrants of New York's East Side.
	www.doi.gov /news/031112i.htm (265 words)

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