Old Ohavi Zedek Synagogue

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°W / 44.48833; -73.20722Coordinates: 44°29′18″N 73°12′26″W / 44.48833°N 73.20722°W / 44.48833; -73.20722
Built 1885
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

June 29, 2014

Founded in 1885, Ohavi Zedek is the oldest Jewish congregation in Vermont.[2] The congregation was founded by Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, predominantly Lithuanian Jews. 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]

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References

  1. ↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ 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
  3. ↑ Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues, Mark W. Gordon, American Jewish History 84.1 (1996) 11-27
  4. ↑ http://ahavathgerim.blogspot.com/
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