| Beth El Synagogue | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism (former) |
| Rite | Nusach Sefard |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue (1887–1920) |
| Location | |
| Location | Peking Road, Shanghai |
| Country | China |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 1887 (as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1887 |
| Destroyed | c. 1950s |
The Beth El Synagogue was an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Shanghai, China.
Jews began to settle in Shanghai in 1848. [1] At that time, most were Sephardic Jews from Baghdad and Bombay. [1] During the 1870s, the Baghdadi Jewish community used rented space for religious worship. [1] Beth El Synagogue was established in 1887. [1] It was located on Peking Road, a major thoroughfare in the English settlement. [2]
Jacob Elias and Edward Elias Sassoon built the Ohel Rachel Synagogue to replace Beth El Synagogue; and it opened in March 1920. [1] The synagogue was destroyed, most likely in the 1950s. [3]
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