Herald Square

Uptown Manhattan & Flushing, NY

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July 11th 2009
This morning I went to Shabbat morning services with Avi. We went to the Ahavas Israel Synagogue, an orthodox shul. Avi made the 9th for the minyan, plus 5 women... We got there just as they were beginning to read from the Torah. The synagogue was built in 1904... Anchorage became a city in 1915. The inside was beautiful! I sat up with two other women in ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more