Keyword: 'Rabbi Jeremiah Wohlberg' | Herald Community Newspapers

In the spring of 1962, six local Jewish families joined to found an Orthodox synagogue in Merrick. They rented a store on Merrick Avenue to gather and pray. Half a century later, the synagogue that they founded, Congregation Ohav Sholom, boasts 300 member families, is housed in a large brick building at 145 Merrick Ave. — roughly a half mile south of the original site — and is fully integrated into the fabric of the community’s religious life. more

By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com | 2/27/13

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