Beth Haknesseth Anshei Mieletz
Address: 372 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10009
Year Organized: 1888
Associated Towns: Mielec (Poland)
Notes: According to the 1939 WPA Survey, this address is the site of two very similar congregations, which may actually be the same one.
One congregation is Congregation Beth Hachnesses Anshei Mielec (or Mislo?), located in a 3-story building at this address dedicated in 1911. The congregation had been organized in 1883 and had originally been known as Anshei Mielo Achsudum, which merged in 1896 with Chevra Bnai Heida. In 1905, it chartered under its present name. The first rabbi was Isaac Horowitz of Poland from 1921 to 1928.
The other congregation is Beth Haknesseth Anshei Mieletz, located in a brick building at this address built in 1921. The congregation had been organized in 1888 as the union of four small grouplets of immigrants from the same town of Mieletz. The first rabbi was Meilach Horowitz of Poland from 1921 to 1931.Name: Beth Haknesseth Anshei Mieletz
Alternate Name: Congregation Beth Hachnesses Anshei Mielec (or Mislo?), Synagogue of the People of Mielec
Address: 372 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10009
Borough: Manhattan
Year Organized: 1888
Year Established: 1921
Associated Towns: Mielec (Poland)
Notes: According to the 1939 WPA Survey, this address is the site of two very similar congregations, which may actually be the same one.
One congregation is Congregation Beth Hachnesses Anshei Mielec (or Mislo?), located in a 3-story building at this address dedicated in 1911. The congregation had been organized in 1883 and had originally been known as Anshei Mielo Achsudum, which merged in 1896 with Chevra Bnai Heida. In 1905, it chartered under its present name. The first rabbi was Isaac Horowitz of Poland from 1921 to 1928.
The other congregation is Beth Haknesseth Anshei Mieletz, located in a brick building at this address built in 1921. The congregation had been organized in 1888 as the union of four small grouplets of immigrants from the same town of Mieletz. The first rabbi was Meilach Horowitz of Poland from 1921 to 1931.