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Kahal Kadosh Beth Shalome

N 14th St S, Richmond, VA , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 37° 32' 10.626036", -77° 25' 51.165948"
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Jews have participated in Virginia's social and economic life from the colony's beginnings. Kahal Kadosh Beth Shalome (Holy Congregation House of Peace) was founded in Richmond in 1789, when the Jewish community grew large enough to establish the first Jewish congregation in Virginia and the sixth oldest in the United States. Temporary sites housed Beth Shalome until a permanent synagogue was built nearby and dedicated on 15 Sept. 1822. The modest one-story brick structure was sold in 1891 and demolished in 1934. Beth Shalome merged with Richmond's Beth Ahabah congregation in 1898.

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
   
 
 
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