NY congregation can evict tenants of historic Touro Synagogue, Rhode Island judge rules
The ruling is a major development in a legal saga that has stretched for more than a decade
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Community Touro’s Lander Colleges
Touro’s Lander Colleges have educated generations of Jewish students and prepared them for careers in law, medicine, accounting, finance, the health sciences, psychology and more. The school has three campuses—Brooklyn (separate men’s/women’s program), Queens (men’s program) and Manhattan (women’s program). All three campuses offer an Honors program track and generous academic scholarships. All food served…
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Breaking News Shearith Israel Will Appeal Loss in $7M Shul vs. Shul Feud With Touro Synagogue
— Congregation Shearith Israel in New York will appeal a federal court ruling last month stripping its control of the historic Touro Synagogue in Rhode Island. The Manhattan congregation filed a notice Tuesday saying it will appeal to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in an effort to reverse last month’s decision concerning its…
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Breaking News Rhode Island Congregation Wins $7M Shul vs. Shul Legal Battle Over Shearith Israel
The Rhode Island congregation that worships at the United States’ oldest synagogue owns that house of worship and its assets, a federal judge ruled on Monday, rejecting a New York synagogue’s claim to oversight. The ruling follows a four-year legal battle that began when members of the Touro Synagogue in Newport tried to sell a…
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Breaking News Feud Over Oldest Synagogue in Nation Heads to Closing Arguments
Lawyers for two Jewish congregations feuding over the ownership of the United States’ oldest synagogue will make their final arguments before a federal judge in Providence, Rhode Island, on Friday. The long-running dispute focuses on who owns the 250-year-old Touro Synagogue, the local Newport, Rhode Island, congregation that worships there or another in New York…
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Breaking News Dueling Synagogues Fire Opening Salvos $7M Court Fight
Opening statements began in a Rhode Island legal battle pitting America’s oldest congregation against the congregation that worships in America’s oldest synagogue structure. The trial between Congregation Shearith Israel of New York City and members of a congregation that worships in Touro Synagogue of Newport, Rhode Island — both of which claim control over the…
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News Touro Synagogue Turns 250 With ‘Order and Decorum’
On December 2, 1763, the first day of Hanukkah, a procession wound through Newport, R.I., carrying three Torah scrolls bound for their new home in a synagogue that would quickly establish its place in American Jewish lore. When the scrolls entered the newly built Touro Synagogue, their arrival was celebrated with music and prayer that…
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