Congregation B'nai Israel (Toledo, Ohio)

Congregation B'nai Israel (Toledo, Ohio)
B'nai Israel Synagogue
Congregation B'nai Israel (Toledo, Ohio) is located in Ohio
Location: 2146 N. 12th St. at Bancroft St., Toledo, Ohio
Coordinates: 41°39′51.29″N 83°32′24.09″W / 41.6642472°N 83.540025°W / 41.6642472; -83.540025Coordinates: 41°39′51.29″N 83°32′24.09″W / 41.6642472°N 83.540025°W / 41.6642472; -83.540025
Architect: J. G. Bullinger and Thai & Aftel[1]
Architectural style: Craftsman and Other[1]
Governing body: Private[1]
NRHP Reference#: 5001145[1]
Added to NRHP: 2005-10-06[1]

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

Contents

Historic building

The congregation's former building is a registered historic building listed in the National Register on 2005-10-06. It is currently in use as a church.[3]

Current building

The congregation moved later to a building on Kenwood Blvd, and more recently to a newly constructed building behind the reform synagogue Shomer Emunim on Sylvania Ave.

External links

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-06-30. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ Temple B'nai Israel, Toledo, Ohio records, Library of the Jewish Theological Smeinary [1]
  3. ^ http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/B'nai_Israel_Synagogue,_Toledo,_Ohio



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