Engraving of New Orleans, Showing Nefutzoth Yehudah Synagogue

Engraving depicting New Orleans, Louisiana, published circa mid-1850s in Germany. The print shows the Nefutzoth Yehudah (Congregation Dispersed of Judah) synagogue. This rare souvenir sheet is from a work showcasing picturesque views of famous cities, their churches, monuments, and public places. The sheet measures 15 x 21 cm and was created by Hermann S. Meyer. Dating is based on the depiction of the Odd Fellows Hall (dedicated 1852, destroyed by fire 1866) and Christ Church (whose third Gothic-style building, depicted in the lithograph, was used until the mid-1880s). The Nefutzoth Yehudah congregation occupied a renovated Christ Church building at the corner of Bourbon and Canal Streets from 1846 (date may be slightly off). The two Jewish congregations reunited in 1881 and moved to a building on Carondelet Street.

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Subjects

• Synagogues

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 17, Folder 36