Beth Israel Synagogue ( he, בית ישראל) is a

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located at 920 Franklin Road in

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. The synagogue was founded in 1900, and as of 2009, it had a membership of approximately 160 families and individuals.Synagogue website
Accessed November 3, 2009. In 2007 the synagogue completed an expansion and renovation of its building, carefully planned so that the original facade, part of Roanoke's Old Southwest historic district, was unaltered.Podger, Pamela J
"Beth Israel Synagogue: Returning in joy; The congregation of Beth Israel Synagogue celebrated the completion of a yearlong renovation"
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'', August 27, 2007. Fabian Werbin joined as

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in 2008.

Resources

* ''Beth Israel Synagogue: 100th Anniversary 1902-2002,'' Published by Beth Israel Synagogue, (Roanoke, Va.,) 2001

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