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Unity of Israel
Society that existed in Lvov.
Supporters of Learning
Society founded in the 1920s that provided evening Jewish studies.
Dr. Leon Kolisher
Lawyer who helped initiate construction of a progressive prayer house in Lviv.
Progressive Prayer House in Lviv
Proposed prayer house for progressive Jews in Lviv.
Rabbi Moses Rapoport
Was appointed rabbi of the New Shul despite opposition from the community and authorities.
Leżajsk
Community where Rabbi Moses Rapoport served as rabbi in 1893.
Lviv Forstadt
Lviv district whose rabbinate became contested.
Rabbi Leib Broida
Candidate for the Lviv Forstadt rabbinate who was elected.
Rabbi Meir Shapiro
Student of Rabbi Moses Rapoport and head of the Lublin Yeshiva.
Dr. Maximilian Landsberger
Later served as a representative in the Galician Diet.
Dr. N. M. Gelber’s History of the Jews in Lviv
Referenced article about the history of Jews in Lviv, chapter fifteen.
Epshtain
Served on the temple committee.
Kolisher
Served on the temple committee and as an inspector.
Dr. Blumenfeld
Served on the temple committee; his home hosted an 1840 meeting.
Dibs
Served on the temple committee.
Rosenstein
Served on the temple committee.
Mendel Shor
Was elected treasurer of the temple committee.
Dr. Grinberg
Was elected secretary.
Dobs family
Contributed 200 goldens to the temple project.
Meinheimer
A preacher in Vienna whose advice was sought on the prayer order.
Dr. Zachs
A doctor in Prague whose advice was sought on the prayer order.
Temple of the Enlightened
A new synagogue ceremonially opened in Lviv in October 1840.
Hekhal HaNeurim
Modern prayer house planned with an affiliated Jewish school.
Jewish school for youth
School planned as an adjunct to the modern prayer house.
Isaac Rosenberg
Left an estate designated for construction of a new prayer house.
Fish Market Street
Site selected for construction of the new prayer house.
Count Jan Saryusz Zamoyski
Donated a substantial quantity of timber to the building campaign.
Dr. Balan
Author cited for describing the building’s design.
History of the Progressive Synagogue in Lviv
Book cited as a source about the synagogue’s construction.
Joshua Abers
Proposed for a role in the religious community.
Ternopol
Place associated with Joshua Abers.
Vorarlberg
Austrian region containing Hohenems.
Solomon Cohen
Father of Abraham Cohen and a peddler.
Rabbi Isaac Spitz
Taught Abraham Cohen Talmud.
Rabbi Samuel Landau
Granted Abraham Cohen authorization to teach.
Hirz Homberg
Granted Abraham Cohen a pedagogical certificate for religious instruction.