People
Members of Shearith Israel left their mark on history, both in terms of their contributions to the congregataion and in terms of their contributions to the civic life of New York and America.
Members of Shearith Israel left their mark on history, both in terms of their contributions to the congregataion and in terms of their contributions to the civic life of New York and America.
Uriah Phillips Levy, the first Jew to be promoted to Commodore in the United States Navy.
In 1834 the congregation built a new synagogue on Crosby Street, between Broom and Spring Street.