History of the Jews in Frederick, Maryland

During the 1800s, prominent members of the Frederick Jewish community included the local businessmen David Lowenstein and Benjamin Rosenour and the lawyer Leo Weinberg.

About half of Beth Sholom's couples were involved in interfaith marriages, a similar rate to the national average.

There is no mechitza, but women do not actively participate in services, which some Reform members of Beth Sholom have objected to.

Many Jews from Washington, D.C., and the D.C. suburbs of Montgomery County have moved to Frederick in recent decades.

This influx has caused the community to grow in numbers and allowed for more Jewish institutions to be established.

The first day of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are now school holidays in Frederick County.

Previously, Chabad of Frederick had rented a variety of venues to conduct events, such as the annuel "Purim in Paris" celebration at the Walkersville Volunteer Rescue Co. Hall.