Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue

Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Location	612 Washington Avenue, Woodbine, New Jersey
Coordinates	39°14′21″N 74°49′8″W
Built	1896
Architectural style	Neoclassical architecture
NRHP reference No.	80002479[1]
NJRHP No.	1018[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 17, 1980
Designated NJRHP	June 25, 1980

The Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue is a historic Jewish synagogue at 612 Washington Avenue in the borough of Woodbine in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. According to a historical marker on the property, it was founded by Russian Jews fleeing pogroms in the 1890s.[3] It was built in 1896 and was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1979.[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 1980, for its significance in architecture, religion, and social history.[1][5]

Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine History

The building now houses the Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine History. Exhibits include the community's Russian Jewish immigrant heritage, local history and culture.[6]

HABS photo from 1979

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Cape May County, New Jersey

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#80002479)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Cape May County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. March 25, 2024. p. 11.
3. Woodbine Brotherhood synagogue
4. "Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1979.
5. Vaux, Trina; Ewing, Thomas (November 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue". National Park Service. With accompanying 14 photos
6. "The Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage". Stockton University.

External links

• Media related to Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue at Wikimedia Commons
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-866, "Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue, 612 Washington Avenue, Woodbine, Cape May County, NJ", 15 photos, 4 measured drawings, 8 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
• Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine History - official site