Edenbridge, Saskatchewan

Edenbridge was a Jewish farming settlement northeast of Melfort, Saskatchewan. Its first residents came from Lithuania via South Africa. The name is an Anglicization of Yid'n Bridge (Jews' Bridge), for a nearby bridge over the Carrot River.[1]

Edenbridge, Saskatchewan
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan

At its peak the Edenbridge Hebrew Colony had about 170 inhabitants, a post office, a school, and a synagogue; Beth Israel Synagogue. The settlement is now abandoned.[2]

See also

• Block settlement§Jewish
• History of the Jews in Canada
• Jewish Colonies in Canada

References

1. "Building a bridge to Eden". Jerusalem Post.
2. "A journey to Saskatchewan's Jewish past". Jerusalem Post.

External links

• Frank Moore, Saskatchewan Ghost Towns
• Abraham Arnold, The Contribution of the Jews to the Opening and Development of the West