Joseph Newmark
Joseph Newmark | |
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Born | 1799 Neumark, West Prussia (now Poland) |
Died | 1881 Los Angeles, California |
Spouse(s) | Rosa Levy Newmark |
Children | 6, including Myer J. Newmark |
Relatives | Harris Newmark (nephew) |
Joseph Newmark (1799–1881) was a Prussian-born immigrant to the United States who co-founded B'nai Jeshurun in New York City and Congregation B'nai B'rith, now known as the Wilshire Boulevard Temple, the oldest synagogue in Los Angeles. He later became a rabbi.
Early life
Joseph Newmark was born in 1799 in Neumark, West Prussia.[1] He immigrated to the United States in 1820.[2]
Career
He first settled in New York City in 1823.[1] Two years later, in 1825, he was a co-founder of B'nai Jeshurun, a synagogue on the island of Manhattan.[1]
He moved to St. Louis, Missouri in 1840, where he served as the president of a synagogue until 1845.[1][2]
He moved to California in 1852 and settled in Los Angeles in 1853.[2] He established Congregation B'nai B'rith, the oldest synagogue in Los Angeles now known as the Wilshire Boulevard Temple,[1] which began as an Orthodox synagogue.[3] In 1862, he persuaded rabbi Abram Wolf Edelman to move to Los Angeles and become its first rabbi.[4] After Newmark's death, the synagogue would become Reform, leading to Edelman's retirement.[1]
Later in life, Newmark became an ordained rabbi in his own right.[2]
Personal life
He was married to Rosa Levy Newmark.[1] They had six children.[1]
Death
He died in 1881 in Los Angeles, California.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Newmark, Jewish Virtual Library
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 The Death of Rabbi Newmark., The Los Angeles Herald-Express, Volume 16, Number 53, 20 October 1881
- ↑ Kerry M. Olitzky, The American Synagogue: A Historical Dictionary and Sourcebook, Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996, p. 50 [1]
- ↑ Rabbi Abraham Wolf Edelman, The First Rabbi of Los Angeles, Jewish Museum of the American West
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