Jewish Places

Fort Ontario is a historic military installation located in Oswego, New York. From 1944 to 1946, it served as the only shelter in the United States for Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust.

Madison Square Garden (1925), also known as MSG III, was an arena in New York City that operated from 1925 until 1968. MSG III was the site of several major political events where Jewish Americans spoke out against the Nazi government in Germany and its antisemitic goals. At the arena, American Jews wielded economic pressure against the regime, took direct action against fascism, and raised awareness about the victims of the Nazis’ murderous campaign.

Within a block of Abraham Lincoln's Home, the childhood home of Julius Rosenwald, philanthropist and president of Sears, Roebuck and Company still stands today. Rosenwald is most famous for helping Sears rise to success and for donating funding the creation of "Rosenwald Schools" to support African American education in the rural American south.

The David Berger National Memorial is a sculpture that honors the memory of David Berger, an American/Israeli citizen who was one of the 11 Israeli athletes murdered at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany.

The Coming Street Cemetery, established in 1762, is the oldest Jewish burial ground in the South.

The Sons of Jacob Cemetery near Garske, North Dakota, is listed it in the National Register of Historic Places. The cemetery is the only permanent physical reminder of the Ramsey County Jewish farming community and the oldest Jewish homesteader cemetery in North Dakota.

Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue, a National Historic Landmark, is the country's second oldest synagogue and the oldest in continuous use.