Beth Israel Congregation (Salisbury, Maryland)
| Beth Israel Congregation | |
|---|---|
Hebrew: בית ישראל | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Conservative Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership | Lay–led |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 600 Camden Avenue, Salisbury, Maryland 21801 |
| Country | United States |
  Location in Maryland | |
| Geographic coordinates | 38°21′27″N 75°36′20″W / 38.357542°N 75.605432°W |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 1925 (as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1951 |
| Website | |
| bethisraelsalisbury | |
| [1] | |
Beth Israel Congregation (Hebrew: בית ישראל) is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 600 Camden Avenue, in Salisbury, Maryland, in the United States.
History
Founded in 1925,[2] it was organized by I.L. Benjamin upon the death of his father, and originally called Kahelas Israel Congregation. At the time there were only nine Jewish families in Salisbury.[3]
Beth Israel moved to its current building in 1951.[1]
In 2006 the congregation was recognized by both the Wicomico County and Salisbury councils for eighty years of providing services and programs to "residents of the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland, Delaware and Virginia".[2][4]
See also
References
- ^ a b About Us, Synagogue website. Accessed November 3, 2016.
- ^ a b Wicomico County MD Council Minutes Archived August 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, June 20, 2006.
- ^ Glushakow, Abraham Dave. A Pictorial History of Maryland Jewry, Jewish Voice Publishing Company, 1955, p. 48.
- ^ "City of Salisbury, Maryland Council Minutes" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2011. (36.3 KB), #11 Meeting, June 12, 2006.
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