Massas Benjamin Anshe Podhajce (Sick Benefit Society)
Address: 108 East 1st Street, New York, NY 10009
Year Organized: 1895
Associated Towns: Pidhaytsi (Ukraine)
Notes: This congregation was previously located at 121 Delancey Street, 151 Suffolk Street, 125 Rivington Street, Attorney Street (address unspecified), and 66 Clinton Street. "In 1895, the country men of Podhajce & Kosove, of what was Galcia... united into a soc. org. under name of 'Kaiser Franz Joseph Sick & Benevolent Society' .. There were disputes as to priority of names of the 2 towns with the org. & finally 7 members broke away... to form their own cong...'Cong. Massas Benjamin, Anshei Podhajce Sick & Ben. Society,' the first cong. from Podhajcer in this country....This org. is the mother of two others which broke away: (1) Cong. Rodelph Sholom Independent Podhajce Sick Benefit Soc org. 1900; (2) First United Podhajcer Cong. org. 1903. Massas Benjamin... named after the famous Rabbi Benjamin from the town of Podhajcer in Austria."Name: Massas Benjamin Anshe Podhajce (Sick Benefit Society)
Alternate Name: Gift of Rabbi Benjamin People of Podhajce
Address: 108 East 1st Street, New York, NY 10009
Borough: Manhattan
Year Organized: 1895
Year Established: 1926
Associated Towns: Pidhaytsi (Ukraine)
Notes: This congregation was previously located at 121 Delancey Street, 151 Suffolk Street, 125 Rivington Street, Attorney Street (address unspecified), and 66 Clinton Street. "In 1895, the country men of Podhajce & Kosove, of what was Galcia... united into a soc. org. under name of 'Kaiser Franz Joseph Sick & Benevolent Society' .. There were disputes as to priority of names of the 2 towns with the org. & finally 7 members broke away... to form their own cong...'Cong. Massas Benjamin, Anshei Podhajce Sick & Ben. Society,' the first cong. from Podhajcer in this country....This org. is the mother of two others which broke away: (1) Cong. Rodelph Sholom Independent Podhajce Sick Benefit Soc org. 1900; (2) First United Podhajcer Cong. org. 1903. Massas Benjamin... named after the famous Rabbi Benjamin from the town of Podhajcer in Austria."