Anshe Lubovitz synagogue [Hill District]
The Jewish Encyclopedia
of Western Pennsylvania
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Anshe Lubovitz Congregation[1]Notices through the years use numerous spellings for the congregation, including Lubovitz, Labovitz, Lebovitz, and Lubowitz. was founded in the Hill District in 1907 by Jewish immigrants from the town of Lyubavitsh (also known as Lubavitch). The congregation met at a private residence at 68 Arthur Street and later at an address on Wylie Avenue.[2]Arnfield, Ruth. “A Half Century of Faith,” Jewish Criterion, Sept. 11, 1942 (online). In 1918, the congregation purchased two buildings at 108 and 110 Erin Street for $5,300.[3]Anshe Lubovitz Congregation real estate notice, Pittsburgh Press, May 9, 1918 (online—Newspapers.com). The buildings were apparently demolished and rebuilt as a small synagogue.
In the 1920s, a segment broke away from Anshe Lubovitz to form Congregation Ahovy Scholem Lubovitsh. The two congregations merged in 1927 under the name Anshe Lebovitz Congregation.[4]Anshe Lebovitz Congregation-Congregation Abrovy Scholem Lubovitsh merger notice, Pittsburgh Press, July 28, 1927 (online—Newspapers.com).
Sometime before 1914, Anshe Lubovitz Congregation purchased land in Shaler township for a cemetery. After the congregation dissolved, the cemetery was managed by New Light Congregation and is now overseen by the Jewish Cemetery and Burial Association.
Anshe Lebovitz Congregation relocated to 3223 Kennett Square in the Oakcliffe section of South Oakland in 1944.[5]“New Synagogue to be Dedicated in Oakland,” Jewish Criterion, Sept. 1, 1944 (online). [6]“Anshe Lubowitz Plans Synagogue Dedication,” American Jewish Outlook, Sept. 1, 1944 (online). The latest notice of congregational activities was published in 1953.[7]Anshe Lubovitz notice, Jewish Criterion, Dec. 11, 1953 (online).
References
| ↑1 | Notices through the years use numerous spellings for the congregation, including Lubovitz, Labovitz, Lebovitz, and Lubowitz. |
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| ↑2 | Arnfield, Ruth. “A Half Century of Faith,” Jewish Criterion, Sept. 11, 1942 (online). |
| ↑3 | Anshe Lubovitz Congregation real estate notice, Pittsburgh Press, May 9, 1918 (online—Newspapers.com). |
| ↑4 | Anshe Lebovitz Congregation-Congregation Abrovy Scholem Lubovitsh merger notice, Pittsburgh Press, July 28, 1927 (online—Newspapers.com). |
| ↑5 | “New Synagogue to be Dedicated in Oakland,” Jewish Criterion, Sept. 1, 1944 (online). |
| ↑6 | “Anshe Lubowitz Plans Synagogue Dedication,” American Jewish Outlook, Sept. 1, 1944 (online). |
| ↑7 | Anshe Lubovitz notice, Jewish Criterion, Dec. 11, 1953 (online). |
