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Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue
Woodbine, Cape May County



Woodbine is a sprawling town with wide streets in Cape May county. It once hosted the most successful of the Jewish agricultural colonies established in southern Jersey in the late nineteenth century. The synagogue was built in 1893 by the Woodbine Brotherhood congregation. The bricks were made locally by the town's settlers, which was common practice, especially in the previous century. This is a substantial brick building, externally very much in the manner of several of the late nineteenth century Baptist and Methodist churches of south Jersey.

UPDATE: The synagogue was purchased by Michael Azeez, who has had it renovated
and restored to its original physical configuration. The building is now a museum, with is artifacts and information from former Woodbine families. The name of the museum is the Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage; it will open to the public in June 2003.

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