Ohavi Zedek

Ohavi Zedek (Hebrew for "Lovers of Justice") is a Conservative synagogue in Burlington, Vermont, United States.

Current home of Ohavi Zedek

History

Founded in 1876, it is the oldest Jewish congregation in Vermont.[1][2] The synagogue's original building, a brick Gothic Revival structure erected in 1885 (Old Ohavi Zedek Synagogue), is among the oldest synagogue buildings still standing in the United States.[3] The building, at the corner of Archibald and Hyde Streets in Burlington, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The congregation moved to its present home on North Prospect Street in 1952. The building is now occupied by Congregation Ahavath Gerim.[4]

See also

References
  1. Myron Samuelson, The story of the Jewish community of Burlington, Vermont: from early times to 1946, with much about the Jewish community in the state, 1976
  2. Marilyn J. Chiat, America's Religious Architecture: Sacred Places for Every Community, John Wiley & Sons, 1997, p. 31. ISBN 9780471145028
  3. Mark W. Gordon, "Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues". American Jewish History 84.1 (1996) 11-27. 2019 article update.
  4. "Ahavath Gerim Synagogue". ahavathgerim.blogspot.com.

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