Beth Israel Synagogue | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
Leadership | Rabbi Mendy Hecht |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | 232 Orchard Street, New Haven, Connecticut |
Country | United States |
Location in Connecticut | |
Geographic coordinates | 41°17′54″N72°56′25″W / 41.29833°N 72.94028°W |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Louis Abramowitz |
Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | Colonial Revival |
General contractor | C. Abbadessa |
Date established | 1913 (as a congregation) |
Completed | 1925 |
Website | |
orchardstreetshul | |
Beth Israel Synagogue | |
Area | less than one acre |
MPS | Historic Synagogues of Connecticut MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 95000578 |
Added to NRHP | May 11, 1995 |
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Congregation Beth Israel, also known as the Orchard Street Shul, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 232 Orchard Street in New Haven, Connecticut, in the United States. The synagogue building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The congregation was founded in 1913 by an Orthodox congregation that was formed by Jewish families who had prospered sufficiently to move beyond the neighborhood of first immigrant settlement around Oak and Lafayette Streets to the area of upper Oak Street (renamed Legion Avenue in 1928) and Winthrop Avenue. First meeting in leased space, in 1915 the congregation moved into a remodeled house at 147 Orchard Street. In 1923 they purchased a lot at 232 Orchard Street for $12,000 (today $215,000) and built the present Colonial revival style building in 1925. The architect was Louis Abramowitz and the builder was C. Abbadessa. [2] [3]
By the late twentieth century, the membership was elderly, the Jewish population of the city had moved elsewhere, and the future of the synagogue was in doubt. [4] Efforts to preserve the synagogue were organized by the Cultural Heritage Artists Project [5] [6] and the synagogue returned to regular weekly use during 2011 under the leadership of Rabbi Mendy Hecht. Hecht is the grandson of Rabbi Maurice I. Hecht, rabbi at the shul for 45 years; and the son of Rabbi Sheya Hecht, who had also served in the pulpit.
The synagogue was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1] [7]
The historic restoration of the Orchard Street Shul took place during 2012. Traditional Shabbat services are held every Saturday morning at 9:30 AM as well as on all Jewish holidays, with no tickets or membership required to attend High Holiday services. [8]
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