Beth Sholom B'nai Israel

Congregation Beth Sholom began in 1910 as the Manchester Hebrew Free Loan Society. In 1935 the organization evolved into the Jewish Community Club and began to hold High Holiday services. Until 1940 the congregation held services in Tinker Hall on Main Street with a visiting Rabbi and only a handful of congregants. Since then, the Temple has been housed in two different buildings.

In 1937 the founding members purchased an old clubhouse from St. Mary’s church; the building was dedicated as Temple Beth Shalom in 1940. The building was later expanded to include seven additional rooms.

The first Rabbi, Bertrand Woythaler, served from 1940-1945. Longtime, Rabbi Leon Wind became the Temple’s spiritual leader in 1945 and served until 1979.

The current Temple was built on a site at 400 East Middle Turnpike and dedicated in 1964.

Beth Sholom merged with B’nai Israel of Rockville-Vernon to form Beth Sholom B’nai Israel in 2009.

Box 1: A-F

Anniversaries

Annual Meetings

Board of Directors/Members

Board of Directors/Members/Silverstein, Saul

Board of Directors/Minutes

Board of Directors/Sub-Committees/Membership Assessment

Buildings/Dedication, 1940

Buildings/400 East Middle Turnpike

Buildings/400 East Middle Turnpike/construction and before occupancy, 1964

Buildings/400 East Middle Turnpike/dedication, 1964

Buildings/400 East Middle Turnpike/Sculpture/Werfel, Sanford/Shema Israel, 1978

Buildings/400 East Middle Turnpike/Silverstein Center

Buildings/400 East Middle Turnpike/Silverstein Center, 1977

Cantors/Tabatsky, Israel, see also People files

Cemetery and Burial

Constitution and By-laws

Education/Adult Education

Education/Adult/Sisterhood Torah Study Weekend

Education/Graduation & Confirmation

Education/Rabbi Leon Wind Religious School

Education/School

Box 2: H-R

Financial Information/Budget

Financial Information/Building Fund

Financial Information/Special Funds

Fundraising

Fundraising

Fundraising/Federation & Israel Bonds

Fundraising/Platters and Marvelettes concert, 1995

Historical Highlights

Holocaust memorial

Interfaith Activities

Members and Membership

Members and Membership/membership booklets

Memoirs

Miscellaneous

Mr. & Mrs. Club

Music, Choir, Cantorial Programs

Newspaper clippings

Rabbis/Rabbi Richard Plavin

Rabbis/Rabbi Leon Wind

Ritual Matters & Shabbat Events

Box 2a: S-Z

Sisterhood

Sisterhood/budget

Sisterhood/programs

Sisterhood/board of directors/minutes, 2000s

Theatrical Productions

Youth Groups

Youth Groups/Boy Scouts

Boxes 3: Newsletters, 1960s-1980s

Newsletter/May, 1966 - June, 1972

Newsletter/1972 - 1983

Newsletter/1984 - 1986

Newsletter/1987 - 1989

Box 4: Newsletters, 1990s-2000s

Newsletter/1990 - 1991

Newsletter/1992 - 1993

Newsletter/1994 - 1995

Newsletter/1996 – 1997

Newsletter/2000s

Nursery School