Beth Israel Synagogue is a historic

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style

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located in

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in the

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of Willow Creek, near Melfort,

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, Canada. The Edenbridge Hebrew Colony was founded in 1906 by

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immigrants who came from

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via

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. Completed in 1908, the synagogue's wooden frame exterior, steep pitched roof and end

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s are typical of the plain Carpenter Gothic style buildings built by other religious groups in Saskatchewan and the rest of rural

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during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The elegant interior, however, reflects the

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an roots of the Orthodox congregation. Today Beth Israel is the "oldest surviving synagogue in Saskatchewan."Canada's Historic Places: Beth Israel Synagogue
Beth Israel Synagogue, including its adjacent cemetery, is a municipal

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as designated by the Rural Municipality of Willow Creek on September 10, 2003." The plot of land was donated in 1987 to the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation.

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International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies - Cemetery Project: Saskatchewan: Edenbridge

Little Synagogue on the Prairie: p. 16: Saskatchewan
1908 establishments in Saskatchewan Carpenter Gothic synagogues Synagogues in Saskatchewan Carpenter Gothic buildings in Saskatchewan Cemeteries in Saskatchewan Heritage sites in Saskatchewan Jewish cemeteries in Canada Lithuanian Canadian Lithuanian-Jewish diaspora Willow Creek No. 458, Saskatchewan Synagogues completed in 1908 South African Canadian South African-Jewish diaspora {{canada-synagogue-stub

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