Israelite House of David: One of America's Most Famous Communal Societies Israelite House of David: One of America's Most Famous Communal Societies Israelite House of David: One of America's Most Famous Communal Societies
Israelite House of David: One of America's Most Famous Communal Societies

Communal Living Quarters


"We had meetings three or four times a week with music, singing and preaching.  This was a wonderful time in Israel."  Estelle Hornbeck memoirs

     Starting in 1904 colony members began building communal living quarters on land purchased along the north side of Britain Avenue in Benton Harbor.  This area had for decades been the location of numerous resorts that catered to a primarily Jewish clientele from Chicago.

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Israelite House of David: One of America's Most Famous Communal Societies
Israelite House of David: One of America's Most Famous Communal Societies Israelite House of David: One of America's Most Famous Communal Societies Israelite House of David: One of America's Most Famous Communal Societies