A group of Jewish immigrants fleeing Germany after Kristallnacht, the Night of the Broken Glass, settled in Cleveland in 1940 and formed a congregation named Shaarey Tikvah, Hebrew for Gates of Hope. They first met in private homes before obtaining premises above the Tasty Shop Bakery on Euclid Avenue. As the congregation thrived, it moved and merged several times before settling in Beachwood in 1986. Rabbi Jacob Shtull, Shaarey Tikvah's first English-speaking rabbi, sought to honor the founders by establishing Cleveland's annual Kristallnacht commemoration. Face to Face, a Holocaust education program that shares the refugee story with local schools, began in 1994. Today, the Small Shul, Large Community remains a tribute to the German immigrants who found their way to Cleveland to unite in friendship and faith.