Community Groups
Shearith Israel has several communal organizations through which members can meet each other and pursue community service projects, as well as social and educational opportunities.
Shearith Israel has several communal organizations through which members can meet each other and pursue community service projects, as well as social and educational opportunities.
The oldest of our extant cemeteries is known as the Chatham Square Cemetery. It is located in Chinatown at 55 St. James Place. The land was originally purchased in 1682 by Joseph Bueno de Mesquita.
In 1776, several British soldiers desecrated two of Shearith Israel’s Torah scrolls.