Agudas Achim Synagogue, Madison, ca 1940.

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Title

Agudas Achim Synagogue, Madison, ca 1940.

Subject

Madison (Wis.)
Synagogues
Jewish neighborhoods

Rights

Wisconsin Historical Society

Description

The Agudas Achim synagogue, founded in 1904 at 827 Mound Street, served Madison’s Jewish Orthodox community. The main floor of the worship sanctuary was reserved for men, and the women occupied the balcony area. The community Hebrew School (Talmud Torah) held classes in the basement, beginning in 1925.
The building was sold in 1949, the same year the congregation started construction on a new house of worship five blocks to the west at 1406 Mound St. The new Beth Israel Center building is located at the corner of S. Randall Ave. and Mound St.

Coverage

Madison, Wisconsin

Publisher

Madison Public Library

Source

Photo courtesy Wisconsin Historical Society, as printed in the “The Spirit of Greenbush,” dedication ceremony booklet for the Greenbush Memorial, 14 Oct. 2000.

Identifier

madjewish-002d

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