Bickur Cholim

Bickur Cholim (HMZKF)

Location: San Jose, CA 95112 Santa Clara County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 20.065', W 121° 53.194'

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San Jose's first Hebrew congregation - Bickur Cholim - was founded August 5, 1861. The congregation met in City Hall and at various locations in the downtown prior to building their first facility on this site in 1870. Used continuously until 1940, the building was rendered unsafe by a fire that broke out in the sanctuary: Kurt Opper, a member of the congregation and a refugee from Nazi Germany, saved the Torah from burning. In 1948, a new facility, now called Temple Emanu-El was built at Myrtle and University.
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HM NumberHMZKF
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Marker Number30
Placed BySan Jose History Walk
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Date Added Sunday, October 19th, 2014 at 6:50am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 598635 N 4132552
Decimal Degrees37.33441667, -121.88656667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 20.065', W 121° 53.194'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 20' 3.90" N, 121° 53' 11.64" W
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Area Code(s)408, 209, 415, 650, 916
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101-159 S 3rd St, San Jose CA 95112, US
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