Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue | |
Location: | 612 Washington Avenue, Woodbine, New Jersey |
Coordinates: | 39.2392°N -74.8189°W |
Built: | 1896 |
Architecture: | Neoclassical architecture |
Added: | September 17, 1980 |
Refnum: | 80002479 |
Designated Other1 Name: | New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
Designated Other1 Abbr: | NJRHP |
Designated Other1 Link: | New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
Designated Other1 Date: | June 25, 1980 |
Designated Other1 Number: | 1018[1] |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
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The Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue is a historic Jewish synagogue at 612 Washington Avenue in the borough of Woodbine in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. According to a historical marker on the property, it was founded by Russian Jews fleeing pogroms in the 1890s.[2] It was built in 1896 and was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1979.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 1980, for its significance in architecture, religion, and social history.[4]
The building now houses the Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine History. Exhibits include the community's Russian Jewish immigrant heritage, local history and culture.[5]