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| May 18, 2016
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US judge: Synagogue members can take control of oldest US Shule

 

Judge rules in favor of Rhode Island congregation in conflict about the U.S.’s 1st Jewish congregation in NYC against the 250 yr-old Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island for selling its ceremonial Torah-bells.

By The Associated Press

 

The congregation that worships at the nation’s oldest synagogue prevailed Monday in a bitter legal fight that threatened its existence, as a federal judge ruled it may now control its own destiny and decide what to do with a set of ceremonial bells worth millions.

Touro Synagogue, Photo: AP

Touro Synagogue – Photo: AP

The lawsuit pitted congregants at the 250-year-old Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, against the nation’s oldest Jewish congregation, Shearith Israel in New York City. Continue Reading »

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| April 25, 2015
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U.S. District Judge lets Rhode Island Attorney General intervene in oldest synagogue lawsuit

Lawsuit sets the U.S.’s 1st Jewish congregation in NYC against the 250 yr-old Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island for selling its ceremonial Torah-bells to Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts for $7.4 million.

By The Associated Press

 

A federal judge has allowed the state of Rhode Island to intervene in a fight over the future of the nation’s oldest synagogue.

Ceremonial bells called “Rimonim” are at the center of a legal battle over the future of the oldest synagogue in the United States – Photo: AP

The lawsuit, due for trial next month, pits the nation’s first Jewish congregation in New York City against the congregation that worships at the 250-year-old Touro Synagogue in Newport.

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