The Beth Jacob Social Hall and Congregation (also known as the Beth Jacob Synagogue) was the first synagogue in

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. It is located at 301 and 311 Washington Avenue. The building at 311 was built in 1929 and designed by H Fraser Rose. The building at 301 was built in 1936 and was designed by Henry Hohauser. On October 16, 1980, it was added to the

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. It is no longer a synagogue, but houses the

Jewish Museum of Florida The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU is located in two restored historic buildings that were formerly synagogues, at 301 & 311 Washington Ave., in Miami Beach, Florida. The main museum building, at 301 Washington Ave., was built in 1936, is on the Na ...

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