- Creator
- Kohol Beth B'nai Yisrad Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation
- Call number
- Sc MG 575
- Physical description
- 0.63 linear feet (2 boxes)
- Language
- English
- Preferred Citation
- [Item], Kohol Beth B'nai Yisrad Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation records, Sc MG 575, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Kohol Beth B'nai Yisroel, a Black Hebrew congregation, was founded by Rabbi Julius Wilkins, later known as Rabbi Yirmeyahu Yisrael, in 1947. In approximately 1964, Kohol merged with Congregation Mount Horeb, located at 1036 Reverend Polite Place in the Bronx, where it continues to function. The Kohol Beth B'nai Yisroel records consist primarily of minutes of the board of trustees, 1945-1960; membership and donation ledgers, 1946-1957; and a list of members who, in 1954, transferred to two other black Hebrew congregations: Congregation Mount Horeb in the Bronx and B'nai Adath Kol Beth Yisroel in Brooklyn. Additionally, the collection contains financial records and issues of the newspaper, The Jerusalem Chronicle, 1990-1991.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift of Rabbi Hailu Paris, in conjunction with Zakor: The Israelite History and Archives Project, July 1995.
Processing information
Accessioned by Chandra Buie, August 1996, and Janice Quinter, March 2005.
Related Material
B'nai Adath Kol Beth Yisroel collection, Sc MG 577, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Congregation Mount Horeb, Sc MG 591, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
W. A. Matthew collection Sc MG 609, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Using the collection
Location
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801
Second Floor