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===Oldest synagogues in the United States===
[[File:Touro_Synagogue,_Newport,_Rhode_Island.jpg|thumb|[[Touro Synagogue]], the [[Oldest synagogues in the United States|oldest surviving synagogue building]] in the U.S.]]
[[File:Touro Synagogue, Newport, RI.jpg|thumb|right|[[Touro Synagogue]], the [[Oldest synagogues in the United States|oldest surviving synagogue building]] in the U.S.]]
[[File:Interieur van de Portugese synagoge te Amsterdam, SK-A-3738.jpg|thumb|upright|Painting of the interior of the [[Portuguese Synagogue (Amsterdam)]] by [[Emanuel de Witte]] ({{circa|1680}})]]

{{Main|List of the oldest synagogues in the United States}}
* [[Congregation Shearith Israel]], in [[New York City]], founded in 1654, is the oldest congregation in the United States. Its present building dates from 1897.
* The [[Touro Synagogue]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]], is the oldest Jewish house of worship in North America that is still standing. It was built in 1759 for the [[Jeshuat Israel]] congregation, which was established in 1658.