B'nai Israel Synagogue and Montefiore Cemetery in Grand Forks, North Dakota, in the United States, consists of a Reform Jewish congregation and its synagogue; and the congregation's related cemetery. Both the synagogue building and the cemetery were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
| B'nai Israel Synagogue | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The synagogue, in 2010 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership | Lay–led |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 601 Cottonwood Street, Grand Forks, North Dakota |
| Country | United States |
  Location in North Dakota | |
| Geographic coordinates | 47°54′58.2″N 97°1′58.3″W / 47.916167°N 97.032861°W |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Joseph Bell DeRemer |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | Art Deco |
| General contractor | Skarsbro and Thorwaldson |
| Date established | 1891 (as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1937 |
| Construction cost | $14,000 |
| Website | |
| bnaiisraelnd | |
B'nai Israel Synagogue and Montefiore Cemetery | |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000745 |
| Added to NRHP | October 13, 2011 |
| [1] | |
| Montefiore Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1888 |
| Location | 1450 N. Columbia Road, Grand Forks, North Dakota 58203 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 47°56′01″N 97°03′59″W / 47.9337113°N 97.0664224°W |
| Footnotes | [1] |
B'nai Israel Synagogue
editThe B'nai Israel Synagogue (transliterated from Hebrew as "Sons / Children of Israel") is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 601 Cottonwood Street, in Grand Forks.
The congregation was chartered on August 26, 1891; founded by Eastern European Jews, including Jews fleeing pogroms in Russia and Lithuanian Jews. The first building, a wooden synagogue called the Congregation of the Children of Israel, was built in 1891 at 2nd Avenue, South & 7th Street.
The second and current synagogue was built in 1937, designed by Grand Forks architect, Joseph Bell DeRemer, in the Art Deco style of architecture, and built by local builders Skarsbro and Thorwaldson at a cost of $14,000.
In the early 1990s, B'nai Israel joined the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (now the Union for Reform Judaism).[2]
The synagogue has been without a permanent rabbi since 1987.
Montefiore Cemetery
editMontefiore Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery located at 1450 North Columbia Road, in Grand Forks. The cemetery dates from 1888. The Montefiore Cemetery in Grand Forks is one of many institutions named in honor of Sir Moses Montefiore.[3]
Heritage listing
editOn October 13, 2011, the B'nai Israel Synagogue and the Montefiore Cemetery were jointly added to the National Register of Historic Places, as one listing.[4][5][6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Lieberman, Victor. "The Early History". B'nai Israel Synagogue. Retrieved February 22, 2013.[self-published source?]
- ^ "Sir Moses Montefiore". Chabad.org.
- ^ "NRHP weekly listing". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. October 21, 2011.
- ^ "Congregation of the Children of Israel synagogue" (image). Digital Horizon Online.
- ^ "Grand Forks County, North Dakota". Jewish Cemetery Project.
- ^ Papermaster, Isadore. "History of the North Dakota Jewish Community" (PDF). Union for Reform Judaism.[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- B'nai Israel Synagogue official website
- Montefiore Cemetery at Find A Grave
- Finneman, Teri (August 26, 2011). "North Dakota Sites Recommended for NRHP". Area voices. North Dakota. Archived from the original on September 14, 2011.
- Porter Ph.D, Dr. Kimberly K. (Winter 2008). "Taking the University to the People: Experiential Education via Oral History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 27, 2021.
- Smith, Gladys. "Jewish Life in a Small North Dakota Town, circa 1940s". Museum of Family History. Grand Forks.