Congregation Knesseth Israel

Congregation Knesseth Israel

Infobox religious building
building_name = Congregation Knesseth Israel
ק"ק כנסת ישראל
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location = Flagicon|USA Ellington, CT, USA
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latitude = 41.897353
longitude = -72.479606
religious_affiliation = Modern Orthodox Judaism
rite = Ashkenazi
consecration_year = 1906
status = Synagogue
functional_status = Active
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leadership = Elias Friedman, President
Irving Bork, Vice-president
Irene Langley, Secretary
Louise Cohen, Treasurer
website = http://www.ellingtonshul.org
architecture = yes
architect = Leon Dobkin
architecture_type = Synagogue
architecture_style = Colonial Revival
facade_direction = East
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year_completed = 1913
construction_cost = $1,500
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Congregation Knesseth Israel is a Modern Orthodox synagogue located in Ellington, Connecticut.

The congregation was founded in 1906 by a group of Jewish farmers. [http://www.ellingtonshul.org/ourcommunityshistory.htm Congregation Knesseth Israel - Ellington CT. Eastern Connecticut's Orthodox Synagogue ] ]

The synagogue building was built in 1913 at the corner of Middle Rd. and Abbot Rd. in Ellington. It was built in the Colonial Revival Style partly with funds from the philanthropist Baron Maurice de Hirsch's Jewish Colonization Association. [ [http://www.isjm.org/Buildings/records/BR066.htm Buildings Report ] ] In the 1950s the building was moved to its present location at 236 Pinney St.

On July 21 1995, the building was selected to be on the National Register of Historic Places. [ [http://www.chc.state.ct.us/NR-TOLLAND.htm CCT: Welcome to the Historic Preservation and Museum Division ] ] [ [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/CT/Tolland/state.html National Register of Historical Places - CONNECTICUT (CT), Tolland County ] ]

In addition to the synagogue, the congregation maintains an Orthodox Jewish cemetery within the larger Ellington Cemetery. [ [http://www.ellingtonshul.org/knessethisraelcemetery.htm Congregation Knesseth Israel - Ellington CT. Eastern Connecticut's Orthodox Synagogue ] ] [ [http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery/northamerica/conn.html International Jewish Cemetery Project - Connecticut ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.ellingtonshul.org Congregation Knesseth Israel's Website]


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