Achei Grodno V'anshei Staputkin, Chevrah
Address: 87 Eldridge Street, New York, NY 10002
Year Organized: 1914
Associated Towns: Hrodna (Belarus), Sapotskin (Belarus)
Aux Societies: Free Loan, Study
Notes: According to the Jewish Communal Register (1917/1918), this congregation was then known as Chevrah Achei Grodno V’anshei Staputkin. It was located at 87 Eldridge Street, was Orthodox, had been organized in 1892, had a membership of 80 and a seating capacity of 350, was associated with free loan and study societies and with a cemetery, and employed a rabbi. According to the 1907/1908 American Jewish Year Book, this congregation was then known as Brothers of Grodno or also as Ache Grodno. It was located at 55 Hester Street, had been organized in 1894, employed a cantor, had 65 members, and held services daily in Hebrew. According to the 1939 WPA Survey, this congregation was known as Anshei Sapotin or in English Men of Sapotin. It was located at 121 Ludlow Street. It had been organized in 1913. The congregation merged with Congregation Achai Grodno in 1914, and the congregations had joint burial grounds. According to the 1939 WPA Survey, this congregation was also known as Congregation Achai Grodno or in English Brethren of Grodno, and also as Congregation Achai Grodno V’Anshei Sapotin or in English Brothers of Grodno and Men of Sapotin. It was located at 121 Ludlow Street. It had been organized in 1893 and had merged with Congregation Anshei Sapotin in 1914. It had previously been located on Hester Street from 1893 to 1900, on Orchard Street near Broome Street from 1900 to 1910, at the corner of Hester and Orchard Streets from 1910 to 1918, at 87 Eldridge Street from 1919 to 1923, and at 80 Forsyth Street from 1923 until 1939 (but see the previous entries for 1907/1908 and 1917/1918 directories). It was associated with Mt. Judah, Washington, and Beth David cemeteries.Name: Achei Grodno V'anshei Staputkin, Chevrah
Alternate Name: Congregation Achai Grodno V’Anshei Sapotin, Brothers of Grodno and Men of Sapotin
Address: 87 Eldridge Street, New York, NY 10002
Borough: Manhattan
Type: Orthodox
Year Organized: 1914
Year Established: 1919
Associated Towns: Hrodna (Belarus), Sapotskin (Belarus)
Aux Societies: Free Loan, Study
Notes: According to the Jewish Communal Register (1917/1918), this congregation was then known as Chevrah Achei Grodno V’anshei Staputkin. It was located at 87 Eldridge Street, was Orthodox, had been organized in 1892, had a membership of 80 and a seating capacity of 350, was associated with free loan and study societies and with a cemetery, and employed a rabbi. According to the 1907/1908 American Jewish Year Book, this congregation was then known as Brothers of Grodno or also as Ache Grodno. It was located at 55 Hester Street, had been organized in 1894, employed a cantor, had 65 members, and held services daily in Hebrew. According to the 1939 WPA Survey, this congregation was known as Anshei Sapotin or in English Men of Sapotin. It was located at 121 Ludlow Street. It had been organized in 1913. The congregation merged with Congregation Achai Grodno in 1914, and the congregations had joint burial grounds. According to the 1939 WPA Survey, this congregation was also known as Congregation Achai Grodno or in English Brethren of Grodno, and also as Congregation Achai Grodno V’Anshei Sapotin or in English Brothers of Grodno and Men of Sapotin. It was located at 121 Ludlow Street. It had been organized in 1893 and had merged with Congregation Anshei Sapotin in 1914. It had previously been located on Hester Street from 1893 to 1900, on Orchard Street near Broome Street from 1900 to 1910, at the corner of Hester and Orchard Streets from 1910 to 1918, at 87 Eldridge Street from 1919 to 1923, and at 80 Forsyth Street from 1923 until 1939 (but see the previous entries for 1907/1908 and 1917/1918 directories). It was associated with Mt. Judah, Washington, and Beth David cemeteries.
1907-1908 American Jewish Year Book: Listed
Jewish Communal Register (1917-1918): Listed