21-482: Spring Glen is the name of several places in the United States of America. Spring Glen, Hamden , a neighborhood in the town of Hamden, Connecticut Spring Glen, New York , a hamlet Spring Glen, Pennsylvania , an unincorporated community Spring Glen, Utah , a census-designated place Spring Glen, Washington , an unincorporated community Topics referred to by
42-593: A Reform synagogue, Spring Glen has many houses of worship. St. Rita Church ( Roman Catholic ) was established in 1928, with its present building completed in 1964. Spring Glen Church ( United Church of Christ ) was organized in 1929, first meeting in Webb's former milk house. Its present building was dedicated in 1958. Other houses of worship include Temple Beth Sholom ( Conservative Judaism ), New Haven Korean Church (뉴헤이븐한인교회, Korean Presbyterian ), and Unitarian Society of New Haven ( Unitarian Universalist ). Bassett Park
63-463: A bit south of Waite), and on the west by Lake Whitney and Mill River . This definition includes a small portion of the adjoining town of North Haven . The census tract with GEOID 09009165500, corresponding closely to the Hamden portion of the neighborhood, had a population of 4,959, as of the 2010 census . A road on the ridge north of East Rock , now Ridge Road, was laid out in 1745 to access farms in
84-451: Is a major town park with several baseball/softball fields, basketball and tennis courts, Larry's Playground , and, in adjacent areas, Hamden Dog Park and Moretti Field for soccer. Congregation Mishkan Israel Congregation Mishkan Israel is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue , located at 785 Ridge Road, in Hamden , Connecticut , in the United States. Founded in 1840, it
105-421: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Spring Glen, Hamden Spring Glen is a neighborhood in the southeastern portion of the town of Hamden , Connecticut . It is primarily residential, mostly single-family homes with a few two-family. Commercial development is entirely on its principal street, Whitney Avenue . It was developed throughout
126-602: Is the oldest Jewish congregation in both Connecticut and New England , and the 14th oldest continuous operating synagogue in the United States. The congregation was founded by 15 to 20 New Haven Jewish families, mostly from Bavaria , in 1840, when Jews were not allowed to form their own religious societies. These families took turns hosting services and event at their homes until the Connecticut Legislature, in 1843, enabled Jews to officially establish synagogues by allowing non- Christian organizations to incorporate in
147-522: The Vietnam War . Dr. Daniel Ellsberg , Alger Hiss , Stokely Carmichael , and William Sloan Coffin were guest speakers at the behest of Rabbi Goldburg. Goldburg officiated at Marilyn Monroe 's conversion to Judaism and at her Jewish wedding ceremony with Arthur Miller . Rabbi Brian P. Immerman served as Mishkan Israel rabbi from 2018. He succeeded Rabbi Herbert N. Brockman, now the Emeritus, who had been
168-558: The Reform movement in 1856; and in the same year purchased the former Third Congregation Church, a Greek Revival church building on Court Street between State and Orange Street. Its second synagogue building, built in 1897, was located, also in New Haven, at 55 Audubon Street, on the corner of Orange Street. Designed by Arnold W. Brunner and Thomas Tryon in the Moorish Revival style,
189-714: The Whitneyville post office with ZIP code 06517. CT Transit routes 228 and 229 operate on Whitney Avenue. Both begin at the New Haven Green with 228 terminating in the Centerville neighborhood and 229 in downtown Waterbury . Route 224 serves Ridge Road and Hartford Turnpike on weekdays only. An interchange of the Wilbur Cross Parkway and an access to the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail are near
210-460: The area now known as Spring Glen. The Cheshire Turnpike, now Whitney Avenue, was built in 1800, leading to farming of the land on the western side of the ridge. One of these farms was purchased in 1858 by James J. Webb, who had previously traded in Santa Fe, New Mexico . He tested improvements in dairy farming at the farm which he named Spring Glen. The trolley line from New Haven along Whitney Avenue
231-560: The congregation moved to its current and third site, on Ridge Road in Hamden. The building was designed by German architect, Fritz Nathan in the Modernist style, and features stained-glass windows by Jean-Jacques Duval . This building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 2021. Mishkan Israel became a bastion of liberal religious thought and social activism in the 1950s and 1960s. Then Rabbi Robert E. Goldburg
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#1733094536258252-514: The first half of the twentieth century as a trolley suburb of New Haven . It was named for the Spring Glen dairy farm established by James J. Webb in 1858 in what would become part of the neighborhood. There are no officially established boundaries for the neighborhood. The Spring Glen Civic Association has it bounded on the north by Skiff Street, on the east by Hartford Turnpike, on the south by Waite Street (including three small streets extending
273-615: The former synagogue building is a contributing property in the Orange Street Historic District , listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 12, 1985. The building is notable for its twin façade domed-towers, ornately carved brownstone windows, and door trimmings. The building is now used as a performing arts space for ACES Educational Center for the Arts , a performing arts high school. In 1960,
294-526: The neighborhood was complete by 1967. Congregation Mishkan Israel on Ridge Road is on the National Register of Historic Places . The oldest Jewish congregation in Connecticut was founded in New Haven in 1840 and relocated to the present Modernist structure in 1960. The next year, Martin Luther King spoke at the synagogue. The Town of Hamden provides all municipal services for the neighborhood, except
315-447: The northwest corner of the neighborhood. Public elementary school students in Spring Glen and some other parts of Hamden attend Spring Glen School. All Hamden students then attend by Hamden Middle School and Hamden High School . Also in the neighborhood are Saint Rita School, a Catholic school with pre-kindergarten to grade 8 and Lorraine D. Foster Day School for children with special needs. In addition to Congregation Mishkan Israel,
336-418: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Spring Glen . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spring_Glen&oldid=978415690 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
357-456: The small portion which is part of North Haven. It is located in Connecticut's 3rd congressional district . The neighborhood is in the 11th state senate district. Most of it is in the 88th state house district with small portions in the 91st. The portion of Spring Glen west of Whitney Avenue is in the 4th district of the town legislative council with the east side in the 6th. It is served by
378-505: The spiritual leader at Mishkan Israel for over 30 years. Rabbi Brockman taught and engages in community projects, and has been at the forefront of interfaith understanding and justice, not only in New Haven, but also nationally and internationally. The current Cantor is Arthur Giglio, who holds a Master of Sacred Music and Diploma of Hazzan from The Jewish Theological Seminary. The annual Martin Luther King Interfaith Service
399-560: The state. Mishkan Israel's first gatherings were held in a room above the Heller-Mendelbaum store at the corner of Grand and State Street in New Haven, Connecticut ; reported in the local newspaper at the time: Whilst we have been busy converting the Jews in other lands, they have outflanked us here, and effected a footing in the very centre of our own fortress. The congregation aligned with
420-528: Was an outspoken advocate for civil rights, and was arrested in a freedom march along with Martin Luther King and other clergy in 1964. Earlier, Dr. King had delivered a sermon at Mishkan Israel in 1961, helping to dedicate the new facility, which had relocated to Hamden. It is said to have been Dr. King's only preaching from a pulpit in the greater New Haven area. Rabbi Goldburg stirred congregants’ passions with his strong and eloquent political voice raised frequently in support of racial justice and opposition to
441-510: Was extended to Centerville in 1902, leading to the first subdivision of farmland in the area for houses. In 1924, the town of Hamden built the first Spring Glen School, leading to the subdivision of more farms including Webb's and commercial development on Whitney Avenue. Some distinctive houses in the neighborhood were designed by the architect Alice Washburn, who felt that since "society had placed women in charge of domestic affairs, they were uniquely qualified to design houses." Development of
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