About: Touro Hall

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Touro Hall was a building at 10th and Carpenter Streets in the Bella Vista neighborhood of South Philadelphia. It was named for Judah Touro, a public-spirited citizen of New Orleans and well-known philanthropist, who bequeathed $20,000 to the Hebrew Education Society of Philadelphia in 1854. The building was constructed to provide Jewish education and social resources for the neighborhood's growing Jewish immigrant community.

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  • Touro Hall was a building at 10th and Carpenter Streets in the Bella Vista neighborhood of South Philadelphia. It was named for Judah Touro, a public-spirited citizen of New Orleans and well-known philanthropist, who bequeathed $20,000 to the Hebrew Education Society of Philadelphia in 1854. The building was constructed to provide Jewish education and social resources for the neighborhood's growing Jewish immigrant community. Touro Hall was built and opened in 1891 by the Hebrew Education Society, and featured a bathing pool and library. It was home to Hebrew School No. 2, and served as a center for Jewish life in South Philadelphia through the 1920s. Fabiani Italian Hospital was located in Touro Hall from the 1920s until its closure in 1968. The building was demolished in 1977, and replaced with Bardascino Park in 1978. (en)
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  • Community Hospital (en)
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  • September 22, 1891 (Corner stone of Touro Hall laid)
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  • 52000.0
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  • 1891-11-27 (xsd:date)
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  • Community Hospital (en)
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  • William H. Decker (en)
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  • Touro Hall, 10th and Carpenter Streets, Philadelphia PA (en)
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  • 52000.0
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  • Bardascino Park (en)
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  • 1977 (xsd:integer)
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  • 1891-11-27 (xsd:date)
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  • United States (en)
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  • Philip H. Somerset (en)
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  • Touro Hall (en)
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  • 5382.0
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  • 1891-09-22 (xsd:date)
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  • Red brick trimmed with granite (en)
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  • Touro Hall was a building at 10th and Carpenter Streets in the Bella Vista neighborhood of South Philadelphia. It was named for Judah Touro, a public-spirited citizen of New Orleans and well-known philanthropist, who bequeathed $20,000 to the Hebrew Education Society of Philadelphia in 1854. The building was constructed to provide Jewish education and social resources for the neighborhood's growing Jewish immigrant community. (en)
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