Synagogue of Congregation Kenesseth Israel, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Contributing Organization:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Title:: Synagogue of Congregation Kenesseth Israel, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Description:: View showing the front exterior of the Synagogue Kenesseth Israel. Kenesseth Israel was formed sometime in the late 19th century from the combined congregations of Ohel Jacob and Beth Midrash Hagodol on Minneapolis's North Side. The congregation was Orthodox, active, and engaging of newly arrived immigrants, providing them with medical care and free shelter. The culturally and religiously important Minneapolis Talmud Torah grew out of Kenesseth Israel's Hebrew School. The building shown here was located in the middle of the block on 6th Avenue North and Lyndale Avenue North.
Date Created:: 1900?
Dimensions:: 20.3 x 25.4
Minnesota Digital Library Topic:: Religion
Type:: Still Image
Physical Format:: Black-and-white photographs
Library of Congress Subject Headings:: Synagogues
Keywords:: Synagogue buildings
Kenesseth Israel
City or Township:: Minneapolis
County:: Hennepin
State or Province:: Minnesota
Country:: United States
GeoNames URI:: http://sws.geonames.org/5037657/
Local Identifier:: 0977
MDL Identifier:: mhs06583
Fiscal Sponsor:: Grant provided to the Minnesota Digital Library Coalition through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) and the State Library Services and School Technology unit of the Minnesota Department of Education
Collection Name:: Sharron and Oren Steinfeldt Photography Collection (Box 21, Folder 28)
Rights:: This item may not be reproduced without the expressed written consent of the Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.

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Synagogue of Congregation Kenesseth Israel, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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