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Baron de Hirsh Synagogue, Beth Israel Synagogue (Orthodox)
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The Baron de Hirsh congregation was founded in 1890, and was named after its first benefactor, Baron Maurice de Hirsh, a Jewish German financier and philanthropist. In 1894 a church at 19 Starr Street was purchased and converted into the first synagogue. In 1914, after a rift in the congregation, a second synagogue appeared in Halifax on Proctor Street. Shortly thereafter, the synagogue at 19 Starr Street was destroyed in the Halifax Explosion of 1917. This became a turning point, and the two congregations reunited. In 1920 a new synagogue was built on Robie Street, and in 1957 the congregation relocated to its present site at 1480 Oxford Street. The Beth Israel Synagogue houses a chapel, a sanctuary with a seating capacity of 600, and an auditorium with seating for 700. There is also a Talmud Torah building with 6 classrooms. Afternoon Hebrew lessons are conducted for those 7 years and older. In 1990, centennial stained glass windows were commissioned. The Jewish diaspora is symbolized by the fragmented bowl and clay tablets of the South and North windows respectively. The tallit, which forms the background of both windows, connects the two. Hours: For more information: See: |
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