Congregation B'nai Israel (Toledo, Ohio)
Appearance
Congregation B'nai Israel | |
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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 |
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Website | |
cbitoledo | |
B'nai Israel Synagogue | |
![]() 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[1] |
Architectural style | Craftsman and other[1] |
NRHP reference No. | 05001145[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 6, 2005[1] |
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.
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Categories:
- Synagogues on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
- Jewish organizations established in 1866
- Buildings and structures in Toledo, Ohio
- Culture of Toledo, Ohio
- 19th-century synagogues in the United States
- Conservative synagogues in Ohio
- 1866 establishments in Ohio
- National Register of Historic Places in Lucas County, Ohio
- Synagogues completed in 1913
- Arts and Crafts synagogues
- Arts and Crafts architecture in the United States
- Synagogues completed in 1957
- 21st-century synagogues in the United States
- Synagogues completed in 2007
- Northwest Ohio Registered Historic Place stubs
- United States synagogue stubs
- Ohio religious building and structure stubs