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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 Ruth Kraines, daughter of Joseph and Clara Kraines in The Ogden Standard-Examiner. The article mentioned Ruth's new job in Oklahoma with the American Red Cross after doing her graduate studies at the University of Chicago, January 16, 1944.
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 back of the second structure built of Ogden Union Station after fire destroyed original building, 1912-1924
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.
Interior view of Ogden Union Station during the mid 20th century.
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.
Jenny and Louis Rubin's gravesite at Aultorest Memorial Park, May 2021. Jenny and Louis Rubin were early members of Congregation Brith Sholem. Louis Rubin owned the Shoe Hospital on 25th Street. Louis was born in Ostrow Poland where he met and…
Image of brothers Joseph and William Benowitz from Eileen Hallet Stone's book, A Homeland in the West: Utah Jews Remember, taken in early 1900s.
Joseph Ansel Hoisington's Bar Mitzvah invitation, May 29, 1999.
Judi Amsel and Jeff Schneider carrying Torahs, celebrating the holiday Simchat Torahs, October 02 1999. The other persons in the image are Trevor Carlson, Chris Tice, Josh Salita, and Scott Berman.
The railroad yard in Ogden, Utah, located just South of the Union Station, August 22, 1974.
Kuhn Masoleum at Aultorest Memorial Park, May 2021.
Kuhn's Modern Clothes Shop advertisement in The Ogden Standard, Saturday Oct 2 1909. Originally called A Kuhn & Bros. (sometimes written as A. Kuhn & Bro.), the brothers changed the name to Kuhn's and then Kuhn's Modern Clothes Shop between late 1907…
Listing of David Kreine's business as a pawnbroker from the Weber County Polk Directory in 1913.
Marian Rubin, daughter of Jenny and Louis Rubin, engagement photo in the Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah)· Sun, Jun 21, 1942. Marian married Luietenant Stanley A. Levy.
Newspaper ad for the grand opening of Sav-On Sporting Goods, the business of Herman Rubin, The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah)· Fri, Apr 22, 1960. Herman opened Sav-On Sporting Goods Store at 2229 Washington Avenue in Ogden, Utah in April of…
Newspaper ad of Utah Trunk Factory, business owned by Abraham Siner from 1917 to 1922, June 15, 1917.
Newspaper advertisement for Abraham Siner's Trunk Factory, The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah)· Sun, Dec 19, 1920.
Newspaper advertisement for Kosher Meat being sold by Rabbi Alkow, July 20, 1914.
Newspaper article about Abraham Siner's first wife Rebecca leaving him and running away with one of his employees,Charles Lewis, December 13, 1911.
Newspaper article about an encounter between Ben Oppman and old-time New Englander with a bit of Jewish humor, The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah)· Mon, Jul 5, 1926.
Newspaper article about inviting former Utah Governor Simon Bamberger and other local prominent members to the dedication ceremony for the new synagogue, The Ogden Standard (Ogden, Utah)· Thu, Aug 18, 1921. Bamberger was the first non-Mormon, the…
Newspaper article about Ogden Jews raising funds for European Jews, Ogden_Daily_Standard_1916_01_31.
A newspaper article asking for the people of Ogden to help local Jews raise money to aid European Jews, 1916.
Newspaper article about Rabbi H. Baras arriving to take charge of activities at synagogue, The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah)· Sun, Feb 19, 1928.
Newspaper article about Rabbi H. Sharfman arriving to take charge of activities at synagogue, Newspaper article about Rabbi H. Baras arriving to take charge of synagogue, The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah)· Sun, Feb 19, 1928.
Newspaper article about the cornerstone event for Congregation Brith Sholem, which details the key speakers and members of the synagogue's committee, August 22, 1921.
Newspaper article discussing the Jewish obversance of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, with services held at the Knights of Pythias Hall by Rabbi S. Alkow, Salt Lake Tribune, September 17 1917.
Newspaper article discussing the meeting of 35 Jewish members in Ogden to plan building a synagogue in Ogden, Utah, Ogden_Daily_Standard_1913_10_13.
Newspaper article that references Rabbi Kurland and the celebration of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hoshanah, September 08, 1931.
Newspaper clipping stating Rabbi Freedman as new Rabbi to take charge of activities of the synagogue as Rabbi Lehrer leaves to a post in the East, Ogden_Standard_Examiner, February 08, 1922. Rabbi Lehrer was the first rabbi of the synagogue and Rabbi…
A photo of Lilian Fogel (Rubin) dressed in her wedding attire for her marriage to Herman Rubin, son of Louis and Jenny Rubin, early members of Congregation Brith Sholem.
Newspaper image of Manya Greenband in celebration of her and Jacob Greenband's 25th wedding anniversary, The Ogden Standard Examiner_Sun__Jan_11__1925.
Newspaper listing businesses of David Kreines and Jacob Greenband, The Ogden Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah)· Sun, May 22, 1921. Both David Kreines and Jacob Greenband were early members of Congregation Brith Sholem. Kreines was a proprietor and…
Image of 25th street facing the Ogden Union Station between Lincoln Ave. and Wall Ave.
Northwest corner of 25th and Lincoln, facing previous building of B&B Clothing, May 2021.
Ogden Junk House advertisement in Polk Directory in 1921
Older image of Congregation Brith Sholem's entrance, including doors that were damaged during the fire of December 1989, meaning this image was taken before this date.
Oren Lamski's Bar Mitzvah invitation, June 04, 1983.
Pathway from the synagogue to "the house" on Grant Avenue, May 2021. The bricks are scattered with names that
Plaque located at the entrance of the syangogue that indicates Congregation Brith Sholem is registered as a National Historic Place in Ogden, Utah since June 27, 1985.