America’s Oldest – Touro Synagogue

2013-07-26T15:43:43+00:00July 26th, 2013|

Touro Synagogue, the oldest synagogue in America, is located just minutes away from our Newport Inn.  Newport's first Jewish residents made their way to the island in 1658 from Barbados.  Upon the arrival of these fifteen families, a new congregation was formed.  They called themselves the [...]

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