Appeals court gives control of Touro Synagogue, oldest in US, to NY trustee Shearith Israel in Manhattan also owns the 250-year-old Rhode Island synagogue's $7.4 million silver bells used to adorn Torah scrolls, the Boston court ruled. August 3, 2017 8:35 am
Control over oldest US synagogue and its $7.4 million silver bells back in court New York City's Shearith Israel is appealing a lower court ruling saying it is no longer the trustee for the nation's oldest Jewish congregation. March 13, 2017 12:08 pm
Mediation fails in Touro-Shearith Israel dispute over ritual objects Touro Synagogue and Congregation Shearith Israel are going forward with dueling lawsuits over a set of Torah scroll decorations. August 13, 2013 3:03 pm
Historic synagogues Touro, Shearith Israel to meet in ritual objects spat By Marcy Oster December 31, 2012 8:49 pm