List of synagogues in Wisconsin

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This is a list of Wisconsin synagogues.

NameCityStatus Denomination Notes
Baith Israel Antigo defunctunknownFounded 1915. Sold to Odd Fellows Club, 1947 [1]
Moses Montefiore Synagogue Appleton active Conservative USCJ member [2]
Temple Zion Appleton defunct Reform Est. 1883. Was Reform. Being refurbished by current owner. [3] Mayer (Mayo) Samuel Weiss (father of Harry Houdini) was rabbi early on.
B'nai Israel Synagogue Ashland defunctunknownDestroyed. [4] Congregation established 1888, bought an existing church building in 1897, ceased operation and sold building in 1951, structure demolished in 1988. [5]
Congregation B'nai Abraham Beloit active Reform Founded 1907 as Orthodox. [6] URJ member
Temple Sholom Eau Claire active Conservative USCJ member. Building was originally a Wesleyan Methodist Church [7] [8]
Kehillath Jacob Synagogue Fond du Lac defunct Orthodox Built 1923 [9] [10]
Temple Beth Israel Fond du Lac active Conservative New building, 1959. Now open occasionally [11]
Congregation Sinai Milwaukee active Reform [12]
Anshe Sfard Kehillat Torah Glendale active Orthodox [13]
Ohr HaTorah - Jewish Heritage Center Glendale active Orthodox [14]
Congregation Cnesses Israel Green Bay active Conservative USCJ member [15]
Sharey Zedek Hurley defunctunknownConverted to apartments [16] [17] [18]
Beth Hillel Temple Kenosha active Reform URJ member [19]
Chabad of Kenosha/Congregation Bnai Zedek Chabad Kenosha active Orthodox Chabad Lubavitch. Originally Congregation Bnai Zedek. Built 1910. [20] [21]
Congregation Anche Chesed La Crosse defunct Reform Built 1867 [22]
Congregation Sons of Abraham] La Crosse active Reform URJ member. First synagogue 1905, new building 1947 [23]
Beth Israel Center Madison activeConservative - Egalitarian1944 combined congregations Beth Jacob (conservative), Agudas Achim and Adas Jeshuran (both orthodox) [24]
Temple Beth El Madison activeReform [25]
Chabad Lubavitch Madison activeOrthodox - Hasidic Chabad Lubavitch
Shaarei Shamayim Congregation Madison activeReconstructionistCongregation meets at Prairie UU Meeting House (Shaarei Shamayim is Hebrew for Gates of Heaven)
Gates of Heaven Synagogue Madison defunctBuilding is now publicly available for rental. High Holiday services are held there annually and led by Hannah Rosenthal [26]
Anshe Poale Zedek Manitowoc active Orthodox Built 1954 [27] [28]
Sons of Jacob Synagogue Marinette defunctunknownOne of three synagogues in Marinette in 1903 [29] [ permanent dead link ]
Agudas Achim Chabad] Mequon active Orthodox Chabad Lubavitch. Founded 1986 [30]
Anshai Lebowitz Mequon active Orthodox Originally founded 1908, [31] moved 1998 [32]
Beth El Ner Tamid Synagogue Glendale active Conservative USCJ member [33]
Congregation Shir Hadash Milwaukee active Reconstructionist An affiliate of the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation [34]
Beth Jehudah Milwaukee active Orthodox Founded in 1939 by Rabbi Jacob Twerski [35]
Congregation Bais Dovid Milwaukee active Orthodox [36]
Congregation Beth Israel Milwaukee active Conservative USCJ member [37]
Congregation Shalom Milwaukee active Reform [38]
Jewish REACH Russian Educational and Aid Center Milwaukee active Orthodox Chabad Lubavitch. Holds sabbath and holiday services [39]
Lake Park Synagogue Milwaukee active Modern Orthodox OU member [40]
The Shul Bayside Milwaukee active Orthodox Chabad Lubavitch [41]
The Shul East Milwaukee active Orthodox Chabad Lubavitch [42]
Temple Menorah Milwaukee active Conservative [43]
Temple B'nai Israel Oshkosh active Reform Congregation founded 1895. First synagogue, 1902. New building 1948. URJ Member [44]
Beth Israel Sinai Congregation Racine activeTraditionalNon-affiliated [45] [46]
Congregation Emanu-El B'ne Jeshurun River Hills active Reform
Adas Israel Sheboygan defunct Orthodox Called "The White Shul". Built 1910. Converted to church [47] [48]
Ahavas Sholem Sheboygan defunctunknownCalled "The Brick Shul". Originally St. Mary Magdalene, Sheboygan's first Catholic church. Built before 1871. Became Sheboygan's first synagogue 1903. Destroyed (1975) [47] [48]
Congregation Beth El Sheboygan active Conservative Sheboygan's only non-Orthodox synagogue. Built 1944 [49] [47] [48]
Ohel Mosche Sheboygan defunct Orthodox Called "The Holman Shul". Built 1918. Destroyed [47] [48]
Beth Israel Synagogue Stevens Point defunct Conservative Built 1905, disbanded 1986. [50] Portage County Historical Society Museum. Recognized on National Register of Historic Places [51]
Agudas Achim Superior defunctunknownKnown as the Litvische Shul. [52] Eventually replaced by Temple Beth El
Superior Hebrew Congregation Superior defunctunknownKnown as the Russische Shul [53]
Temple Beth El Superior defunctunknownFounded by former members of Agudas Achim [54]
Congregation Emanu-El of Waukesha Waukesha active Reform [55]
Beth Israel Wausau defunct Orthodox Founded 1917, disbanded 1950 [56]
Mount Sinai Congregation Wausau active Reform URJ member. Founded 1914. New building 1991 [57]

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