Truro Synagogue

The Truro Synagogue, located in Newport, Rhode Island (USA), is the oldest synagogue in North America and considered to be one of the most architecturally distinguished buildings of 18th Century America. There is a trap door under the bimah which is believed to have been used while the Synagogue was a stop on the Underground Railroad.

George Washington corresponded with the Jewish community of the Truro Synagogue, an important early step in the establishment of religious freedom in the U.S.