1849 A traveling reform rabbi got sick and died in Wheeling, VA so a lot was purchased to bury the rabbi at Mt. Wood Cemetery
1849 15 families, mostly from south Germany formed a congregation in Wheeling, VA.
1850 Agudas Achim, an Orthodox congregation, formed in Bellaire, OH
1861 The Wheeling congregation began regular Friday evening & Saturday morning services
1865 Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society formed--dues were $.25
1869 Reform prayer book supplanted Orthodox
1888 Mt. Wood, which had been held in trust since 1849 by the city of Wheeling, was transferred to the Temple.
1891 Eoff Street Temple construction began. The congregation join the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC)
1897 The Union Prayerbook was introduced.
1897-1899 The Reform congregation, Sons of Israel was organized in Bellaire, OH.
1849 15 families, mostly from south Germany formed a congregation in Wheeling, VA.
1850 Agudas Achim, an Orthodox congregation, formed in Bellaire, OH
1861 The Wheeling congregation began regular Friday evening & Saturday morning services
1865 Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society formed--dues were $.25
1869 Reform prayer book supplanted Orthodox
1888 Mt. Wood, which had been held in trust since 1849 by the city of Wheeling, was transferred to the Temple.
1891 Eoff Street Temple construction began. The congregation join the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC)
1897 The Union Prayerbook was introduced.
1897-1899 The Reform congregation, Sons of Israel was organized in Bellaire, OH.
