. A history of Rockingham County, Virginia . , serving under General Jackson. Afterthe close of the civil war the Jewish community was increasedby a number of emigrants from Germany and Austria, amongwhom were Messrs. B. Ney and Joseph Ney, Simon Oes-treicher, and William Loeb. These few families met from time to time at the resi-dence of Leopold Wise on W. Market Street for divineservices, which were conducted by Samuel Lowner, AdolphWise, and Simon Oestreicher in accordance with the orthodoxritual. Later the Jewish community organized itself underthe name of the Hebrev/ Friendship Congregati
. A history of Rockingham County, Virginia . , serving under General Jackson. Afterthe close of the civil war the Jewish community was increasedby a number of emigrants from Germany and Austria, amongwhom were Messrs. B. Ney and Joseph Ney, Simon Oes-treicher, and William Loeb. These few families met from time to time at the resi-dence of Leopold Wise on W. Market Street for divineservices, which were conducted by Samuel Lowner, AdolphWise, and Simon Oestreicher in accordance with the orthodoxritual. Later the Jewish community organized itself underthe name of the Hebrev/ Friendship Congregation of Harri-sonburg, bought ground for a cemetery, and rented a roomin the Liskey building, on W. Market Street, which was used 4- On Bishop Madison, Madison Hall, etc., see: Appletons Cyclopediaof American Biography, Vol. 4; Tylers Williamsburg; Waddells Annalsof Augusta, pp. 112, 113; Cartmells Shenandoah Valley Pioneers, p. 446;Thwaites and Kelloggs Dunmores War, p. 280; Virginia Magazine ofHistory and Biography, Vol. 13, p. 360. -256—. Bishop James Madison (Page 255)From oil portrait in rooms of Virginia Historical Society; Richmond Photo by Cook ROCKINGHAM COUNTY for a temporary place of worship as well as a Sunday schoolfor the young. As the Congregation grew in numbers and became moreprosperous, more desirable quarters were secured in theSibert building on Main Street, the ladies began to take anactive interest in the congregation by organizing themselvesinto an Auxiliary Society, and helping to establish a perma-nent choir, with the result that the services became moreimpressive and modern in spirit. The first class was con-firmed by Major Hart of Staunton, in the new place of wor-ship. Thus were continued the activities of the Congregationfor two decades, Messrs. Samuel Loewner, Adolph Wise,and Simon Oestreicher devoting their time and energy topromote the spiritual welfare of the Congregation. In 1890 the Congregation began devising ways and meansto erect a permanen
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