Temple Beth-El (Providence, R.I.)

Abstract Temple Beth-El, located on the East Side of Providence, dates back to 1849, with the creation of the group Sons of Israel. On September 10, 1849, Solomon Pareira, Leonard Gavitts and Morris Steinberg were granted an acre of land along the New London Turnpike (now Reservoir Avenue) to establish a cemetery. In 1854, the Congregation of the Sons of Israel and David was established, leading to president Solomon Pareira's deeding of the cemetery land in 1857 for the sole utilization of the...