Bikur Cholim B'nai Israel Synagogue

Bikur Cholim B'nai Israel Synagogue
Bikur Cholim B'nai Israel Synagogue
	The synagogue in 2017
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism
Rite	Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue
Leadership	Lay-led
Status	Active (High Holidays only)
Location
Location	Swan Lake, Sullivan County, New York
Country	United States
	Location in New York
Geographic coordinates	41°42′54″N74°47′59″W / 41.71500°N 74.79972°W
Architecture
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Art Deco
Completed	1926
Website
	littleblueshul.com
	Bikur Cholim B'nai Israel Synagogue
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	less than one acre
NRHP reference No.	98001619
Added to NRHP	January 15, 1999

Last updated February 16, 2025

Bikur Cholim B'nai Israel Synagogue, nicknamed as the Little Blue Shul, is a historic Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Swan Lake, Sullivan County, New York, in the United States.

The synagogue was built in 1926 and is a small, 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame building with a stucco finish.^[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.^[1]

It is currently used annually three days a year for High Holiday services on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
↑ LaFrank, Kathleen (October 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bikur Cholim B'nai Israel Synagogue". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved June 26, 2010.See also: "Accompanying three photos".

External links

Official website
"Bikur Cholim B'nai Israel" (moving panoramic image of the interior). Synagogues360. 2024.

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[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpinv_ny-2] LaFrank, Kathleen (October 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bikur Cholim B'nai Israel Synagogue". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved June 26, 2010.See also: "Accompanying three photos".

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