Beth El Synagogue (Newfoundland)

For similarly named synagogues, see Beth-El.

Beth El Synagogue
Religion
Affiliation	Conservative Judaism
Leadership	President: Michael Paul^[1]
Status	Active
Location
Location	124 Elizabeth Ave, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Geographic coordinates	47.58002° N, 52.71750° W
Architecture
Completed	1961^[2]

Beth El Synagogue is a Conservative synagogue in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. It is the only synagogue in Newfoundland, and the easternmost synagogue in North America.^[1]

The Hebrew Congregation of Newfoundland was founded in 1909 as an Orthodox^[3] congregation meeting in rented spaces in town. The earliest members were Jews from the United States; later, many Russian Jews who had defected from the Soviet Union became members during the Cold War.^[2] The current synagogue building at the corner of Elizabeth and Downing was constructed from 1959 to 1961,^[2] and features include an open courtyard.^[4] Edmond de Rothschild was made an honorary member of the synagogue in 1966 for his contributions to its construction. In 2001, the building underwent extensive renovations.^[2]

As of 2008^[update], the congregation had 25 member families. The president was Dr. Michael Paul.^[1]

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c "National Synagogue Directory 5769/2008–2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011年07月06日. Retrieved 2010年11月28日. (620 KB), Canadian Jewish Congress Charities Committee, 2008, p. 1.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Newfoundland Archived December 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Atlantic Jewish Council website. Accessed November 28, 2010.
^ "St. John's, NL – Atlantic Jewish Council".
^ "Synagogues". Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved November 16, 2011.