Rouyn-Noranda Synagogue

The Rouyn-Noranda Synagogue was a Jewish synagogue located in the city of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada. It was built in 1948 as the Beit Knesset Israel (in Hebrew) or Kneseth Israel Congregation (in English) by the Rouyn-Noranda Hebrew Congregation. A first wooden synagogue was built in 1932 before the same place.

Rouyn-Noranda Synagogue
  • Beit Knesset Israel
  • Kneseth Israel Congregation
The former Rouyn-Noranda Synagogue
Religion
AffiliationJudaism
OwnershipRouyn-Noranda Hebrew Congregation
StatusClosed (1972); Sold (1973)
Location
LocationRouyn-Noranda
StateQuebec
CountryCanada
Geographic coordinates48.2452°N 79.0191°W / 48.2452; -79.0191
Architecture
TypeSynagogue
Date established1948
MaterialsBrick

By the 1960s, the Jewish community began to shrink as many of the younger generation began moving away to college. The synagogue closed as a place of Jewish worship in 1972 and was sold in 1973. The proceeds of the sale were donated to Israel.[1]

History of the Jews in Rouyn-Noranda

The first Jew to live in Rouyn-Noranda was Louis Scott, who stood on the edge of Osisko Lake.[2] However, Mr. and Mrs. D. Caplan are actually the first to be cited at the opening of the second synagogue in 1949.

See also

References
  1. "Extraordinary Places of Worship". The Birth of Rouyn and Noranda: A Mining Story. Corporation de La maison Dumulon. n.d. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. L'Abitibi centenaire 1898-1998 Société d'histoire de Val d'Or ISBN 2-9804719-2-5 Bibliothèque nationale du Canada

Further reading
  • (Mednick) Nepom, Rosalie; Mednick, Sol; (Korman) Verred, Ester; Korman, Harvey; Katz, Isaac (2023). Gladstone, Bill (ed.). The Jewish Community of Rouyn-Noranda: The Life and History of a Small Jewish Community in Northern Quebec (Remembered by Those Who Lived There). Committee of Former Residents of Rouyn-Noranda. p. 254. ISBN 978-1-989255-03-2.
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