David and Helen Maitland Armstrong Census

Madison Avenue Temple, Baltimore, Maryland

Note: the text in the square brackets ([...]) are a short form of references which have been used to deduce the corresponding information.
The meaning of the site and item attributes is explained in the glossary.

Site Id:	20.2.37
Rating:	Nothing
Other name(s):	Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Synagogue
Address:	1901 Madison Avenue
Location:	Baltimore, Maryland 21217, USA
Lat/Lng:	39.30818, -76.63282
Completeness:	High
Building status:	Extant
Building date:	1890-1891 [BS1891]
Architect:	Charles L. Carson [BS1891]
Comment:	The Baltimore Hebrew Congregation vacated the premises in 1951 and moved to a new building on Park Heights Avenue [BES1951]
	They took four windows with them and stored them in the basement of their new building but these were subsequently thrown out by mistake by a custodian [KATZ2020]

Site Items

20.2.37.1.a:	Schloss Memorial Window: Abraham and Isaac (1906) (Removed)
20.2.37.1.b:	75th Anniversary Commemorative Window: Eliezer and Rebecca at the Well (1906) (Removed)
20.2.37.2.a:	Frank Memorial Window: Moses and the Ten Commandments (1907) (Removed)
20.2.37.2.b:	Miller Memorial Window: Miriam (1907) (Removed)
20.2.37.3.a:	Benesch Memorial Window: Samuel and Saul (1912) (Removed)
20.2.37.3.b:	Benesch Memorial Window: Ruth and Boaz (1912) (Removed)

Item 20.2.37.1.a

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Schloss Memorial Window: Abraham and Isaac

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Status:	Removed [DEDUCED]
Memorial name:	Schloss Memorial Window
Theme:	Abraham and Isaac [BA1905, BS1906A, BS1906B, BS1906C, BA1906A]
Signature:
Documentation:	[BA1905, BS1906A, BA1906A]
Memorial details:	Nathan Schloss (1826 - 24 Feb 1886) [BA1905, BS1906A, BS1906B, BS1906C, BA1906A, BA1906B, BA1906C, BA1906D, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	members of the congregation [BS1906A, BS1906B, BS1906C, BA1906A, BA1906B, BA1906C]
Date:	Unveiled 10 Apr 1906 [BS1906A, BS1906B, BS1906C, BA1906A, BA1906B, BA1906C, BA1906D]
Lancets:	1 [BS1906A, BA1906D]
Inscription:
Category:	Abraham; Isaac
Cost:	about $2500 for the two panes [BA1905]
History:	Moved with congregation to new building, and stored in the basement, but subsequently thrown out by mistake by a custodian [KATZ2020, DEDUCED]

Item 20.2.37.1.b

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Status:	Removed [DEDUCED]
Memorial name:	75th Anniversary Commemorative Window
Theme:	Eliezer and Rebecca at the Well [BS1906A, BS1906B, BS1906C, BA1906A]
Signature:
Documentation:	[BA1905, BS1906A, BA1906A]
Memorial details:
Donor:	Ladies' Auxiliary of the congregation [BS1906A, BA1906A, BA1906B, BA1906C]
Date:	Unveiled 10 Apr 1906 [BS1906A, BS1906B, BS1906C, BA1906A, BA1906B, BA1906C, BA1906D]
Lancets:	1 [BS1906A, BA1906D]
Inscription:
Category:	Eliezer; Rebecca
History:	Moved with congregation to new building, and stored in the basement, but subsequently thrown out by mistake by a custodian [KATZ2020, DEDUCED]

Item 20.2.37.2.a

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Frank Memorial Window: Moses and the Ten Commandments

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Status:	Removed [DEDUCED]
Memorial name:	Frank Memorial Window
Theme:	Moses and the Ten Commandments [BS1906D, BA1906E, BS1907A, BS1907B]
Signature:
Documentation:	[BS1907A, BS1907B]
Memorial details:	Alexander Frank (1843 - 9 May 1903) and Henrietta Frank (1852 - 26 Nov 1905) [BS1906D, BA1906E, BS1907A, BS1907B, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	their children [BS1906D, BA1906E, BS1907A, BS1907B]
Date:	Unveiled 15 Sep 1907 [BS1907A, BS1907B]
Lancets:	1 [BS1907B]
Inscription:
Category:	Moses
History:	Moved with congregation to new building, and stored in the basement, but subsequently thrown out by mistake by a custodian [KATZ2020, DEDUCED]

Item 20.2.37.2.b

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Status:	Removed [DEDUCED]
Memorial name:	Miller Memorial Window
Theme:	Miriam [BS1906D, BA1906E, BS1907A, BS1907B]
Signature:
Documentation:	[BS1907A, BS1907B]
Memorial details:	Joseph Miller (d. 21 Mar 1906, aged 63) and Amelia Miller (d. 8 May 1903, aged 52) [BS1906D, BA1906E, BS1907A, BS1907B, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	their children [BS1906D, BA1906E]
Date:	Unveiled 15 Sep 1907 [BS1907A, BS1907B]
Lancets:	1 [BS1907B]
Inscription:
Category:	Miriam
History:	Moved with congregation to new building, and stored in the basement, but subsequently thrown out by mistake by a custodian [KATZ2020, DEDUCED]

Item 20.2.37.3.a

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Status:	Removed [DEDUCED]
Memorial name:	Benesch Memorial Window
Theme:	Samuel and Saul [BS1912]
Signature:
Documentation:	[BS1912]
Memorial details:	Samuel Benesch (22 Jul 1871 - 2 Dec 1911) [BS1912, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	his wife, Amy Benesch [BS1912]
Date:	Unveiled 12 Sep 1912 [BS1912]
Lancets:	1 [BS1912]
Inscription:
Category:	Samuel; Saul
History:	Moved with congregation to new building, and stored in the basement, but subsequently thrown out by mistake by a custodian [KATZ2020, DEDUCED]

Item 20.2.37.3.b

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Status:	Removed [DEDUCED]
Memorial name:	Benesch Memorial Window
Theme:	Ruth and Boaz [BS1912]
Signature:
Documentation:	[BS1912]
Memorial details:	Samuel Benesch (22 Jul 1871 - 2 Dec 1911) [BS1912, FINDAGRAVE]
Donor:	his wife, Amy Benesch [BS1912]
Date:	Unveiled 12 Sep 1912 [BS1912]
Lancets:	1 [BS1912]
Inscription:
Category:	Ruth; Boaz
History:	Moved with congregation to new building, and stored in the basement, but subsequently thrown out by mistake by a custodian [KATZ2020, DEDUCED]

References

BA1905:	Baltimore American (10 Jul 1905, p. 15)
BA1906A:	Baltimore American (7 Apr 1906, p. 17)
BA1906B:	Baltimore American (9 Apr 1906, p. 13)
BA1906C:	Baltimore American (11 Apr 1906, p. 7)
BA1906D:	Baltimore American (13 Apr 1906, p. 13)
BA1906E:	Baltimore American (1 Nov 1906, p. 14)
BES1951:	Baltimore Evening Sun (31 Oct 1951, p. 45)
BS1891:	Baltimore Sun (25 Sep 1891, Supplement, p. 1)
BS1906A:	Baltimore Sun (7 Apr 1906, p. 7)
BS1906B:	Baltimore Sun (9 Apr 1906, p. 7)
BS1906C:	Baltimore Sun (10 Apr 1906, p. 7)
BS1906D:	Baltimore Sun (1 Nov 1906, p. 9)
BS1907A:	Baltimore Sun (11 Sep 1907, p. 7)
BS1907B:	Baltimore Sun (18 Sep 1907, p. 7)
BS1912:	Baltimore Sun (13 Sep 1912, p. 12)
DEDUCED:	Deduced from other information
FINDAGRAVE:	Findagrave.com, for deducing biographical or genealogical information
KATZ2020:	Roger Katzenberg (Baltimore Hebrew Congregation), personal communication (26 Apr 2020 and 12 May 2020)