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In 1888, Israel Weisberger and 24 other devoted Orthodox Jews met at the home of Michael Weiss, 510 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, New York. There, by the flickering light of an oil lamp, they drew up a charter, chose their president and took the sacred name Schomre Hadath, Observers of the Faith. In the years that followed, the synagogue changed locations, gained and lost members, changed rabbis, grew an offshoot congregation and later merged with that congregation to become the current Schomre Israel. Throughout this entire time, the longest continuous history of Orthodox teaching in Poughkeepsie was maintained.
During the past few years, relatives of Max Heller, Michael Weiss, Israel Weisberger, Rabbi Minsberg, Rossel (Rochel) Marcus and the Eisner family happened to see this history on our web site and contacted us for more information. These families are currently looking for "lost" relatives and you may contact them by sending an email to: genealogy@ariesmart.com.
We now have information on most of the people buried in the seven biggest Jewish cemeteries of Dutchess County (Beth-El, Children of Israel, Vassar Historic, Schomre Hadath, Vassar Temple, Hebrew Benevolent and Beacon Hebrew Alliance). If your have a specific request, send an email to: genealogy@ariesmart.com.
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