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Old Ohavi Zedek Synagogue
Location: Archibald and Hyde Sts., Burlington, Vermont Coordinates: 44°29′18″N 73°12′26″W / 44.48833°N 73.20722°WCoordinates: 44°29′18″N 73°12′26″W / 44.48833°N 73.20722°W Built: 1885 Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 78000233[1] Added to NRHP: January 31, 1978 Old Ohavi Zedek Synagogue (Hebrew for "Lovers of Justice") is a historic synagogue building in Burlington, Vermont currently occupied by Congregation Ahavath Gerim.
History
Founded in 1885, Ohavi Zedek is the oldest Jewish congregation in Vermont.[2] In 1952 the congregation moved to its present home on North Prospect Street in Burlington.
The original building at the corner of Archibald and Hyde Streets is a brick Gothic Revival structure erected in 1885; it is among the oldest synagogue buildings still standing in the United States.[3]
The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is now occupied by Congregation Ahavath Gerim.[4]
See also
- Oldest synagogues in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Chittenden County, Vermont
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ The story of the Jewish community of Burlington, Vermont: from early times to 1946, with much about the Jewish community in the state, By Myron Samuelson, 1976
- ^ Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues, Mark W. Gordon, American Jewish History 84.1 (1996) 11-27 [1]
- ^ http://ahavathgerim.blogspot.com/
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