Congregation B'nai Israel (Toledo, Ohio)

Congregation B'nai Israel
Religion
Affiliation	Conservative Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Synagogue
Leadership	Cantor Ivor Lichterman
Status	Active
Location
Location	6525 Sylvania Avenue, Sylvania, Toledo, Ohio
Country	United States
Location in Ohio
Coordinates	41°41′15″N83°41′51″W / 41.687439°N 83.697593°W / 41.687439; -83.697593
Architecture
Established	1866 (as a congregation)
Completed	1913 (12th and Bancroft Sts) 1957 (Kenwood Boulevard) 2007 (current location)
Website
cbitoledo.org
B'nai Israel Synagogue
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The former synagogue complex
Location	2146 N. 12th Street at Bancroft Street, Toledo, Ohio
Coordinates	41°39′51.29″N83°32′24.09″W / 41.6642472°N 83.5400250°W / 41.6642472; -83.5400250
Architect	J. G. Bullinger and Thai & Aftel [1]
Architectural style	Craftsman and other [1]
NRHP reference No.	05001145 [1]
Added to NRHP	October 6, 2005 [1]

Congregation B'nai Israel is a Conservative synagogue in Toledo, Ohio, in the United States. Founded in 1866, it is the oldest synagogue in Toledo. ^[2]

Synagogue buildings

In 1913, the congregation built its first synagogue of the corner of 12 Street and Bancroft Street. This building is now a registered historic building listed in the National Register on October 6, 2005. The congregation vacated the building in 1957 it is currently in use as a church. ^[3]

The congregation moved in 1957 to a building on Kenwood Boulevard, and, in 2007 to a new synagogue located behind Shomer Emunim, a Reform synagogue, located adjacent to Sylvania Avenue.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. June 30, 2007.
2. Temple B'nai Israel, Toledo, Ohio records, Library of the Jewish Theological Smeinary ^[ permanent dead link ]
3. "B'nai Israel Synagogue, Toledo, Ohio - Archiplanet". Archived from the original on December 11, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2009.

External links

• Official website