• The Touro Synagogue or Congregation Jeshuat Israel (Hebrew: קהל קדוש ישועת ישראל) is a synagogue built in 1763 in Newport, Rhode Island.
  • At last the Touro Synagogue is re-opened and a definite must see! There is an excellent tour guide who gives the history of the synagogue.
  • The oldest synagogue in the United States The Touro Synagogue was dedicated in 1762, and serves an active congregation today.
  • Each column represents one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Today the Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island is the oldest standing synagogue in the United...
  • Touro Synagogue - Newport, RI, Newport, Rhode Island. 1,458 likes · 280 talking about this · 3,622 were here.
  • Built in 1763, Touro Synagogue is the oldest synagogue building still standing in the United States.
  • Touro Synagogue, dedicated in 1763 and designated a National Historic Site in 1946, is the oldest synagogue in the United States.
  • ...after the benefactor of both communities, merchant-philanthropist Judah Touro, son of Isaac Touro, leader of the Rhode Island synagogue named for him.
  • One that caught my eye, in particular: the Touro Synagogue (1763) in Newport, Rhode Island. From Lauren Wasler’s article in Preservation
  • Tuuro Synagogue Gate - Newport, Rhode Island Isaac Touro remained to look after the synagogue as it was used for a hospital by the British.