Touro Hall
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: The former North Baptist Church on Main St. which was named Touro Hall in memory of Judah Touro of New Orleans, American patriot and Jewish philanthropist. Touro Hall was remodeled to serve as a house of worship for Beth Israel Congregation and for a public hall which, for many years, was rented out for lectures and meetings. In 1875, Touro Hall was partially destroyed by fire.Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Congregation Beth Israel records
File
Identifier: M 8
Scope and Contents
The collection contains documents relating to the history Congregation Beth Israel. A significant portion of the collection consists of newsletters from the late 1990s until the present day.
Dates:
1843 - 2012
Herzfeld/Sprengelmeyer Famly, 1935 - 1997
File — Folder 3
Scope and Contents
Program indicates that this confirmation class was the last school function to be held in the old temple. A newsclipping mentions that Harry Herzfeld, Jr., had the last Bar Mitzvah in the old temple.Paper gives an overview of the Herzfeld family in Hartford from Julius (who may have ben Mark Twain's postman) who died in 1917 to Henriette (the author's mother), focusing on the years between the turn of the century and the 1960s. Also included are supplemental materials cited in...
Dates:
1935 - 1997