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Image of a plaque of the 10 commandments written in Hebrew located inside the synagogue, May 2021.
2nd image of Dome at Aultorest's Cemetery, dedicated by Congregation Brith Sholem during their 75th commemoration in 1996, May 2021.
A newspaper advertisement of Louis Rubin's business The Shoe Hospital, The Ogden Standard (Ogden, Utah)· Mon, Sep 23, 1912.
Advertisement in newspaper of B & B Clothes Shop, business of brothers William and Joseph Benowitz at 2473 Washington Avenue, The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah)· Sun, Dec 9, 1945.
Advertisement in newspaper of B & B Clothes Shop, business of brothers William and Joseph Benowitz at 2473 Washington Avenue, The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah)· Thu, Nov 22, 1951.
Advertisement in newspaper of B & B Clothes Shop, business of brothers William and Joseph Benowitz at 2473 Washington Avenue, The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah)· Thu, Oct 29, 1964.
Advertisement in newspaper of B & B Clothes Shop, business of brothers William and Joseph Benowitz at 2473 Washington Avenue, The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah)· Tue, Aug 2, 1960.
Advertisement in newspaper of Joseph Kraines' business, Western Jun Co., The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah)· Sun, Dec 9, 1945.
Advertisement in newspaper that shows the closing of the R & O Quality Shop, The Ogden Standard (Ogden, Utah)· Tue, Sep 2, 1919. Although the shop was still called R & O, R for Rosenbluth and O for Oppman, Ben Oppman dissolved his partnership with…
Advertisement of A Kuhn & Bro. for their store in Corinne, Utah, The Utah Reporter (Corinne, Utah)· Thu, Jan 13, 1870.
Ari Evan Geller's Bar Mitzvah invitation, April 26, 2014.
B & B Clothes Shop advertisement with short bio of Joseph Benowitz, The Ogden Standard-Examiner, May 4, 1969.
Ben Oppman's gravestone at Aultorest Memorial Park, May 2021. Oppman was one of the first Jewish businessman in Ogden, arriving in 1889 and opening R & O Quality Shop with partner Samuel Rosenbluth. Oppman contributed to the forming of the first…
Brith Sholem dome at Aultorest Memorial Park in Jewish section, dedicated to commemorate Congregation Brith Sholem's 75th anniversary in 1996. If you stand directly under the dome, the bars form into the star of David, May 2021.
Cabinet inside the synagogue with prominent view of the menorah burned in the fire
Close view of front of synagogue with door and rededication plaque visible, May 2021. Above the doors is written "May the doors be wide enough for all to enter." The plaque on the bottom of the column to the left of the synagogue shows the year the…
View of Congregation Brith Sholem before the 1989 fire which destroyed most of the interior.
Congregation Brith Sholem cemetery dome plaque located at Aultorest Memorial Park. The dome, not pictured, was dedicated in 1996 in celebration of the synagogue's 75th year. The plaque details the members who contributed to the funds to support the…
Elizabeth Kraines yearbook photo in The Acorn, 1926 Weber State College. Elizabeth was the daughter of Joseph Kraines.
Exterior view of Congregation Brith Sholem, May 2021.
Father Jay and son Jack Lyons blowing a shofar, an ancient instrument usually formed from a ram’s horn, in recognition of the start of Rosh Hashanah, 1970s.
Fourth image of High Holy Holiday Service at synagogue in early 1980s.
Front entrance of Congregation Brith Sholem, May 2021
Gravesite of Jacob and Manya Greenband at Aultorest Memorial Park, May 2021.
Gravesite of Joseph Kraines at Aultorest Memorial Park,
Gravestone of Anna Gordon at Aultorest Memorial Park in the section designated for Jewish persons, May 2021.
Group picture of Brith Sholem members celebrating the 75th anniversary of the synagogue's establishment, August 1996.
High Holy Holiday Service at synagogue in early 1980s.
I. Kuchler & Sons' advertisement in newspaper, The Ogden Standard (Ogden, Utah)· Sat, Dec 21, 1901. Isaak Kuchler died in 1897 but his sons, who took over the business located in first level of the Broom Hotel at 370 25th Street, kept the original…
image facing away from Jewish cemetery section at Aultorest Memorial Park, May 2021. The plaque to the right of the image provides information about the dome dedicated to the Jewish section (out of frame to the right of image) by the congregation in…
Image from newspaper article that shows a religious service in progress which shows the interior of the synagogue before the fire, The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah)· Sat, Feb 22, 1986.
Image of brothers Theodore Kuchler, Rudolph Kuchler, Herman Kuchler, and possibly father Isaak in front of storefront in Broom Hotel at 348 25th street, circa 1890s.
Image of the front of Congregation Brith Sholem and doors, May 2021.
Image of freshman Ralph Benowitz in The Acorn 1936, the Weber State College yearbook. Ralph Benowitz was the son of Joseph Benowitz who co-owned B & B Clothes Shop on 25th Street with his brother William Benowitz. Ralph helped preserve the history of…
Image of Gordon Kaufman in an advertisement for the opening of Schubach Jewelers in Ogden, Utah, The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah)· Sun, Dec 12, 1971.
Image of Jack Lyons with store manager Bill Panunzio in the Lyons company's , Jack Lyon's Clothier Inc., new store location at 1150 Washington Avenue, The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah)· Wed, Nov 14, 1973.
Image of Joseph Kraines in The Ogden Standard-Examiner attached to his obituary, The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah)· Sat, Nov 16, 1957.
Lillian Rubin (right) and two unidentified persons, undated.
Image of Louis Rubin with hammer and shoe, The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah)· Sun, Sep 19, 1937.
Image of old cemetery dome located at Aultorest Memorial Park in the Jewish section, 1980s.
Image of Rabbi Hyman Sharfman in his obituary, Historic Jewish Press, February 06, 1959.
Image of Terri and Gordon Kaufman, pictured in front row, with three other persons, all committee members of the Patio Springs Country Club, going over a list of tasks for the New Years eve festivities the country club is hosting, The Ogden…
Image of the scroll of the torah, written in Hebrew on parchment paper, October 2, 1999.
Image of Torahs standing in the Holy Ark located in the synagogue, 2010.
Interior of Congregation Brith Sholem, facing Southeast, showing two stained-glass windows, May 2021
Interior of the synagogue, facing the front with view of bimah and in back are the torahs enclosed in the Ark, May 2021. This area of the synagogue is very important as they hold ritual items that are symbolic for Judaism and worship. The bimah is a…
Interior view in synagogue facing northwest and two stained-glass windows, May 2021.
Interior view of Congregation Brith Sholem, facing the front, May 2021. The Ark, bimah, plaque of the ten commandments in Hebrew, a menorah, the Jewish flag, and the American flag are all visible.
Jay Lyon, Phil Shadlesky, and Harvey Ruskin in front of the synagogue's main room, 1970s. Phil is blowing the shofar to honor the start of Rosh Hzshanah.