Congregation B'nai Israel (Toledo, Ohio)

Congregation B'nai Israel
Congregation B'nai Israel
Religion
Affiliation	Conservative Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Synagogue
Leadership	Cantor Ivor Lichterman
Status	Active
Location
Location	6525 Sylvania Avenue, Sylvania, Toledo, Ohio
Country	United States
	Location in Ohio
Geographic coordinates	41°41′15″N 83°41′51″W / 41.687439°N 83.697593°W
Architecture
Date established	1866 (as a congregation)
Completed	1913 (12th and Bancroft Sts); 1957 (Kenwood Boulevard); 2007 (current location);
Website
	cbitoledo.org
	B'nai Israel Synagogue
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The former synagogue complex
Location	2146 N. 12th Street at Bancroft Street, Toledo, Ohio
Coordinates	41°39′51.29″N 83°32′24.09″W / 41.6642472°N 83.5400250°W
Architect	J. G. Bullinger and Thai & Aftel
Architectural style	Craftsman and other
NRHP reference No.	05001145
Added to NRHP	October 6, 2005

Congregation B'nai Israel is a Conservative synagogue in Toledo, Ohio, in the United States. Founded in 1866, it is the oldest synagogue in Toledo.^[2]

Synagogue buildings[edit]

In 1913, the congregation built its first synagogue of the corner of 12 Street and Bancroft Street. This building is now a registered historic building listed in the National Register on October 6, 2005. The congregation vacated the building in 1957 it is currently in use as a church.^[3]

The congregation moved in 1957 to a building on Kenwood Boulevard, and, in 2007 to a new synagogue located behind Shomer Emunim, a Reform synagogue, located adjacent to Sylvania Avenue.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. June 30, 2007.
^ Temple B'nai Israel, Toledo, Ohio records, Library of the Jewish Theological Smeinary [1]^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "B'nai Israel Synagogue, Toledo, Ohio - Archiplanet". Archived from the original on December 11, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2009.

External links[edit]

Official website

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. June 30, 2007.

[2] Temple B'nai Israel, Toledo, Ohio records, Library of the Jewish Theological Smeinary [1]^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "B'nai Israel Synagogue, Toledo, Ohio - Archiplanet". Archived from the original on December 11, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2009.

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