Beneh Abraham's Third Synagogue.
This file appears in: Portsmouth’s Third Synagogue and Contemporary Jewish Community
Beneh Abraham's Third Synagogue located on 1239 Second Street was dedicated in 1975. The congregation no longer needed the excess space provided by the Second Synagogue and transitioned into the new synagogue. The synagogue also functions as the SSU Rose L. Augusta Jacobs Center for International Programs.
This file appears in: Portsmouth’s Third Synagogue and Contemporary Jewish Community
Portsmouth’s Third Synagogue and Contemporary Jewish Community
By 1974, Portsmouth’s Jewish community numbered no more than 120 people. The existing syngaogue at Eighth and Gay grew increasingly expensive to maintain and its size no longer fit the needs of the congregation. In 1973, Beneh Abraham’s leadership…