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2750 Grant Ave, Ogden, UT

Brith Sholem

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The Torah at Brith Sholem Synagogue in Ogden, Utah. (Deniane Kartchner photo)

1921

Congregation Birth Sholem is the oldest, continuously active Jewish synagogue in Utah. On August 21, 1921, over 2,000 people of various denominations gathered at 2750 Grant Avenue between Twenty-Seventh and Twenty-Eighth Streets in Ogden, Utah, to witness the laying of the cornerstone.

Early History

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2021

Congregation Birth Sholem celebrated its 100th anniversary. One Hundred Years of Congregation Brith Sholem: Honoring the Jewish community in Ogden, Utah, shares the history of Congregation Brith Sholem and its stories from a multifaceted Jewish community filled with resilience, celebrations, and unity. It shares a broad historical overview of the synagogue, which include its inception in 1890; the fire of 1989, which gutted most of the synagogue’s interior; the religious education program; and biographical information about the seven in-house rabbis that served the congregation from 1914 to 1931. This exhibit also presents biographical information on various Congregation Brith Sholem members, who represent the myriad of members from 1890 to 2021. The archival materials used for this research project include primary sources from University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Digital Library, Utah Digital Newspaper Project, Utah State University Special Collections & Archives, Weber State University Archives, and archives from Congregation Brith Sholem. The archival materials include newspaper articles and advertisements from sources like Ogden’s The Standard-Examiner and Salt Lake City’s Tribune; correspondence, invitations, meeting minutes, newsletters, and photographs from Congregation Brith Sholem; maps; and Polk Directories.  

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May the doors of this synagogue be wide enough for all to enter"

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