Tiphereth Zion Congregation

Street Address: 
1243 N. Wolcott (formerly Lincoln)
Chicago, IL

According to Meites' History, Tiphereth Zion was founded in the 1890s, and first met at Lincoln (now Wolcott) and Milwaukee. The Tribune reported on laying of the cornerstone for a permanent synagogue on July 23, 1890. The address at that time was 566-68 N. Lincoln. After the renumbering of 1909 and a street name change, the address became 1243 N. Wolcott. The synagogue was dedicated on August 25, 1904. The congregation is last listed in the Chicago Telephone classified listings in 1955-56.

The ArchiveGrid database records that minutes for this congregation from 1956-1958 are held by Hebrew Theological College - Saul Silber Memorial Library in Skokie, Illinois.

Variant names:

Tifereth Zion (Meites)

Congregation Tefaris Zion (1903 city directory)

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Dates

1890 - 1956

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