The History of Shiloh Methodist Church/Jewish Community Center

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

This talk is a brief history of the Shiloh Welsh Methodist Episcopal Church and, later, the Jewish Community Center, in Bangor, PA.

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History of the Jewish Community Center of Bangor, PA

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

The Jewish Community Center of Bangor, PA, was one of the smallest synagogues in the United States. Founded in 1945, it occupied the former Shiloh church, built 1890, at 27 S. 4th St. Student rabbis, Harold Schulweiss, Raphael Gold, and American author Chaim Potok, from the New York Jewish Theological Seminary served the congregation.

Most of this information was compiled from the Bangor Daily News. ALl 20 years of newspaper articles are available via the Article Archive.

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The History of Shiloh Methodist Church/Jewish Community Center

History of the Jewish Community Center of Bangor, PA