Archives & Special Collections
Hours, Policies and and Access
Mission Statement and Collection Policy
Donating to the Archives and Special Collections
Collections
History of UMass Dartmouth & the University Archives
Southeastern Massachusetts Historical Collection
Paul Rudolph & His Architecture
Archives of the Center for Jewish Culture
Franco-American Historical Collections
Congressman Barney Frank Archives Collection
Howard T. Glasser Archives of Folk Music and Letter Arts
Moving to the West End of New Bedford
From the 1960s on, more and more families moved from the South and North Ends of the city to the West End and into Dartmouth, the neighboring town. It was, therefore, important that Tifereth Israel move to accommodate the majority of its congregation. The Orthodox community had been worshipping at the new Ahavath Achim since the 1940s and the conservative synagogue, Tifereth Israel moved to its new location at the corner of Hawthorn Street and Brownell Avenue in 1966. It was hoped that the new synagogue building would be the new center for the Jewish community in New Bedford and Dartmouth. Here, the Jewish Federation established its office, which it still maintains. The Bernard H. Ziskind School of Judaism was established, as well as the New Bedford Early Childhood Center.
In 2006 Tifereth Israel celebrates its 40th anniversary in this building. Rabbis who have served Tifereth Israel since 1966 are Rabbi Theodore Gluck, Rabbi Bernard Glassman (of Blessed Memory), Rabbi Moshe Ulmer, and Rabbi Raphael Kanter. Cantors who have served Tifereth Israel have been Cantor Aaron Marcus, Cantor Jeffrey Shapiro (of Blessed Memory), Cantor David Axelrad, Cantor Shira Belfer, Cantor Scott Buckner and Cantor Nathaniel Schudrich.