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Gayle Weber Rakita is a member of the Congregation Beth Israel Ner Tamid and is an active member in her synagogue. Gayle joined CBINT after…

These are seat indentures, also known as deeds, for Congregation Beth Israel. The first indenture dates from September 6, 1907. For a…

This is a portrait and a message from Rabbi Soloman Schienfeld, Congregation Beth Israel Rabbi from 1902 until his passing in 1943. These…

This item is a picture of Congregation Beth Israel at its first location on Fifth Street in Milwaukee's Hay Market Neighborhood. This image…

A hand-inked cover page to a Memorial to the Dead book. Used between the dates 1900-1941. This is a book that was used to track the dates of…

This features a brief account of how and why Congregation Beth Israel made the switch from Orthodox Judaism to Conservative Judaism as…

A photograph of the 2432 Teutonia Avenue synagogue alongside a brief history of the congregation as featured in a dedication booklet for the…

This is a photo of the interior of the 462 Fifth Street synagogue alongside a picture of Rabbi Scheinfeld featured in a dedication booklet…

This is a decorative cover page of the administrative book from 1900 to 1909 for the Beneficent Society of Truth, the burial society…

This is a digital Sanborn map of Milwaukee, WI from 1894. This image represents the vicinity where Congregation Beth Israel Ner Tamid’s…