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Baltimore's Synagogues, but simply a look at a few
of the older
Synagogues in Baltimore City. Spellings are from the Baltimore City
Street Directories, which it appears did not always
get them right. |
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Old
Synagogues can be found all over Baltimore
City, marking the progress of Jewish neighborhoods
throughout the City. A heavy concentration of the
old buildings can be found in East
Baltimore, around the East Baltimore Street and
Broadway area, as well as along Park Heights
Avenue, and into Northwest Baltimore City.
Surprising , Southwest Baltimore City also has
several old Synagogues located on streets tucked
back in some of the neighborhoods. |
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| Adas
Israel Amshea Sofhed Synagogue 2112 East Baltimore Street 1928 to the mid 1950's , after which apparently closed. |
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Adath Israel 2025 East Baltimore Street West Baltimore City has plenty of old Synagogues, but Southeast Baltimore City has quite a Hebrew History as well. There were several old Synagogues located on East Baltimore Street, such as the Adath Israel Synagogue seen here. The building was used from 1920 to the late 1940's. The congregation had used earlier addresses at 43 North Caroline Street , and 1725 East Baltimore Street. |
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| Adath Jesuron
- Adath Yeshurun 127 South Exeter Street Had been at 106 Albemarle Street, moved here in 1933. In 1949, moved to 4651 Pimlico Road until the late 1960's. Has since moved to the County. |
Appears to have
been razed. |
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| Agudas Achim Nasah
Ari 132 S Caroline Street @ Pratt Street Began around 1916 from this location. By 1950, had moved out to Quantico Avenue in Northwest Baltimore City, which closed by the late 1960's. |
Appears to have
been razed. |
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| Ahavas Sholom 118 - 26 South Poppleton Street A recent check of the address listed on South Poppleton Street found only an empty lot at this location. Had been made out of a former church , opening about 1916 and closing in the early 1960's. Moved to 1119 West Baltimore Street, where it finally closed for good a few years later. |
Razed. |
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| Aitz Chajim 15 South Eden Street earlier address - 16-18 North Exeter Later 15-21 North Exeter Street By the mid 1950's , it had merged and was closed. |
Appears to have
been razed. |
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| Anshei Bobruisk
Congregation 148-50 North High Street Moved here in 1920. Had earlier addresses of 1104 East Pratt Street , and 211 Aisquith Street . By late 1930's, merged and moved out to 2620 Quantico Avenue, in Northwest Baltimore City. |
Appears to have
been razed. |
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| Anshei Emunan 513 South Hanover @ Welcome Alley Opened in the old Saint Stephen's P.E. Church in 1891. Closed by the mid 1950's - merged. |
Appears to have
been razed. |
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| Anshei Koulah 114 North Exeter Street |
Appears to have
been razed. |
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Anshei Sfard Congregation ( Directory ) Anshei Sphard Aisquith @ Fayette (Later listed as 4 North Broadway ) The photo shown is not the Aisquith Address, which appears to have been razed. The Congregation later moved to a address at 4 North Broadway, which is seen in this photo. |
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| Anshei Kovna Synagogue 100 Jackson Place |
Pending. Any information would be greatly appreciated. |
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Adath Bnei Isreal Congregation 1709 East Baltimore Street A rowhouse with a marble entranceway marks the Adath Bnei Isreal Congregation building at 1709 East Baltimore Street . It appears to be a church today . From what I can find, it was used from 1940 to the 1960's at this address, earlier addresses being 114 Aisquith Street, 1736 East Baltimore Street, 1210 East Baltimore Street, 22 North Broadway, and 4 North Broadway. |
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| Beth Homedrosh
Hagodale ( Directory ) Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Agudas Achim 125 Aisquith Street The above address appears to have been an address used for only a year in the mid- 1930's . Other addresses were 2240-230- South High Street , from 1899-1935, and later at 2041 East Baltimore Street, from 1936 to the late 1960's. |
Appears to have been
razed. |
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| Beth Issac (
Directory ) Beth Isaac Congregation 4003 Cottage Avenue Address used from mid 1920's to the late 1940's. Before this address, the location was 2703 Springhill Avenue, and after the 1940's, 2621 Oswego Avenue. Closed by the mid 1960's. |
Pending. |
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Beth Issac Congregation 2620 Quantico Avenue Beth Issac sits off of the 2600 block of Quantico Avenue at such an angle , that it makes it hard to get a good photo of the older building. The building is currently used as a church. |
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| Beth Jacob 114 North Exeter Street |
Appears to have
been razed. Any information would be greatly appreciated. |
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| Beth Jacob Ashea
Veshaiet 114 North High Street |
Appears to have
been razed. Any information would be greatly appreciated. |
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| Beth Jacob Synagogue
of Highlandtown 407 South Highland Avenue This address was used from the 1930's to the 1960's. Before that, it appears the address was 1927 to 1930, at 3724-6 Eastern Avenue. Apparently the Highland Avenue addess has been razed. |
Appears to have
been razed. |
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| Beth Tifloh 3200 Garrison Blvd Opened in 1922, and served until the mid 1960's, when moved to Baltimore County. |
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| Beth Yehuda Congregation 3911 Garrison Blvd. Opened in 1933 at 3820 Garrison Boulevard, moved to 3911 Garrison Avenue by 1934. Same address for the Beth Yehuda-Anshe Congregation who built a new building on the same site. By the late 1960's, the Congregation had moved to Baltimore County . |
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| Bihur Cholon
( Directory ) Bikur Cholim Congregation 137 North High Street Addresses shown are : 113 North Gay Street , 1860's, 112-116 North Exeter Street 1860's-70's, 207 North High Street 1870's to 1910's, and 135-9 North High Street 1912 to the late 1930's. After the late 1930's, no listing could be found. |
Appears to have
been razed. |
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| B' nai Israel 27-35 Lloyd Street @ Lombard Street Lloyd Street in Southeast Baltimore City is currently undergoing a lot of changes, which accounts for several of the old Synagogue Buildings on Exeter Street , Ann Street and streets in the area having been razed over the years. The Lloyd Street Synagogues are in very nice condition and are quite a surprise when you pull off of industrial Lombard Street to see the old Synagogues. Earlier addresses include 221 North Gay Street ( 1873-79) and 112-116 North Exeter Street ( 1879-1895 ) when Lloyd Street address was used. |
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B' nai Jacob 2008 Christian Street This was the third address used by the Congregation. The first was 743 (543 ) West Baltimore Street , then 630 West Baltimore Street. By 1908, the Christian Street Address was listed and used until the early 1960's , at which time they moved out to Baltimore County . The Christian Street address is currently a church. |
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| Chesuk Amuno Synagogue 2007 Linden Avenue |
Pending - Appears
to be a rowhouse at location . Any information would be greatly appreciated. |
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| Chevra Mishna
Brith Sholom 3 South Ann Street Apparently short lived, in the mid 1930's. |
Appears to have
been razed. Any information would be greatly appreciated. |
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Chizuk Amuno Congregation 2501 - 07 Eutaw Place IIn the 1870's , opened at 16-18 North Exeter Street, moving to 27-35 Lloyd Street by 1876, and to 1501-05 McCulloh in 1895. By 1922, moved to this address, which closed by the mid 1970's, moving out to the County. |
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| Chofetz Chaim
Congregation ( Directory )
2101 Presbury Street West Baltimore City Located away from any other Synagogues, street guides listed the Chofetz Chalm Congregation at the address of 2101 Presbury Street, in West Baltimore. That address today is a row house, but just to the East of that address is this building, in the 2000 block of Presbury Street, which I believe is actually the old Synagogue. Services were held at 2130 West North Ave in the mid 1930's, 2001 Presbury from the mid 1930's to late 1940's. By 1950, had moved to 3702 West Rogers Avenue, and 5900 Park Heights by the 1990's. |
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| Chumri Hadas Synagogue 1725 East Baltimore Street |
Pending. Any information would be greatly appreciated. |
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Congregation Ahava Achim 427 South Pulaski Street Southwest Baltimore City I'm not sure of the current use of the Congregation Ahava Achim Synagogue building at 427 South Pulaski Street, but the building does appear to be in good condition.Used from mid 1930's and later moved. |
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| Congregation Ahavath
Israel ( of Waverly ) 2342 Barclay Street North Baltimore City Appears to have operated from the late 1920's to late 1960's |
- Appears to be a rowhouse at
location . |
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| Congregation Anshei
Nizen Synagogue 16-18 North Exeter Street |
Appears to have been razed. Any information would be greatly appreciated. |
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| Congregation Beth
Issac 4003 Cottage Avenue |
Pending Any information would be greatly appreciated. |
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| Congregation Bnai
Ruvain 3905 Cottage Avenue Northwest Baltimore City |
Pending Any information would be greatly appreciated. |
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| Congregation Mikro
Kodesch 19 - 21 South High Street |
Appears to have
been razed. Any information would be greatly appreciated. |
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| Congregation Mishcan
Shlomish ( Directory ) B'Nai Abraham Congregation 2115 Brookdale Avenue From the 1940's ( early ) , to the late 1950's. The building, a rowhouse, appears to still be standing. |
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| Congregation Magei
Abraham Synagogue 202 South Bond Street |
Appears to have
been razed. Any information would be greatly appreciated. |
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| Congregation Moses
Montfiore Amunas Israel 533 South Smallwood Street Southwest Baltimore City |
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| Congregation Shomrel
Mishmeres 11 Lloyd Street Southeast Baltimore City |
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| Congregation Tiferath
Israel 3216 Garrison Blvd Northwest Baltimore City |
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| Eutaw Place Temple 1307 Eutaw Place One of Northwest Baltimore's older Synagogues, the domes can be seen for blocks. Back in the early 1900's, as the area was being developed, several Synagogues opened up in the area. The Eutaw Place Synagogue appears to be in excellent condition and the Bolton Hill neighborhood around the Synagogue has been very well kept up over the years. (Check out Kilduffs page on Monuments for information on the Francis Scott Key Monument seen in front ) |
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| Har Sinai Temple
( Reformed ) Bolton @ Wilson Street Started in mid 1840's at 148-50 North High Street. By 1870's, address was 652-660 West Lexington Street, and moving to 1627 Bolton Street in the late 1890's, closing by the late 1950's. By 1960, moved to 6300 Park Heights Avenue. |
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| Har Zion 2014 West North Avenue Opened in 1922. Closed by the mid 1950's. |
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| Keser Torah Congregation 4000 Park Heights Avenue Mid 1940's to late 1960's, in a converted church . |
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| Lubawitz Nusach
Ari Synagogue ( Directory ) 2620 Quantico Avenue Northwest Baltimore City Early 1930's to late 1960's |
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| Madison Avenue
Synagogue 1901 Madison Avenue West Baltimore City Out of all the old Synagogues in Baltimore City, this one has to be the toughest to get a good photo of. It sits on a block of Madison that is cut off of everything else, and the sun never seems to sit in the right position to get a good photo of the front. This photo shows the roof line of the Synagogue over several nearby houses in the area. 1890 to 1951. |
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| Mishkan Israel 2245 Madison Aveue West Baltimore City
This is a tough building to photograph,
and you have to make sure you see it in the afternoon,
when
the front lights up. Morning shots of the building
would
just never come up right, and this Synagogue is
in the middle
of a block of residential buildings, which makes
it tough to find. 1920 - early 1960's. Services had
been held at 2119 Madison, 2022 McCulloh Street , 2310
Madison, 2124-6 Madison.
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| Moses Monteferio
Amunas Israel 533 South Smallwood Street Southwest Baltimore City In Southwest Baltimore City, just off of Wilkens Avenue, I would always pass this building and wondered for years what it was. The unusual front of the Moses Montefiore Synagogue on Smallwood Street as well as the nearby Congregation Ahava Achim Synagogue on nearby Pulaski Street , stands out from the rather dull two story row houses that populate the area. Used from 1894 to early 1960's, before this address, 2048 Wilkens Avenue. |
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| Northwest Congregation 2514 Madison Avenue West Baltimore City |
Pending Any information would be greatly appreciated. |
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| Oheb Shalom Eutaw @ Lanvale West Baltimore City |
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| Oheb Jacob 613 Aisquith Street East Baltimore City |
Pending Any information would be greatly appreciated. |
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| Ohr Kneseth Israel
Congregation 776 West Franklin Street West Baltimore City 1894 to early 1950's. |
This
location is currently a section of a highway. |
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Pethacj Tikuak Petach Tikvah Congregation 5103 Denmore Avenue Northwest Baltimore City
Part of the Pethacj Tikuak
Synagogue complex , but the actual Synagogue building
might
have actually been across the street from this
building,
on the odd side of the street .Opened in 1921 , and
was used
to the 1950's, the building shown was built in 1950
and used
until 1971.
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| Rodsei Zedek
( Directory ) Rodfe Tzedek Congregation 6-8 West Hill Street @ Hanover South Baltimore Often known as the Hill Street Congregation, opened around 1890 and closed about 1967. |
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| Shaareil Tfiloh 2001 Liberty Heights Avenue also listed as Auchentroly and Holmes You can't miss this beautiful old Synagogue on Liberty Heights Avenue, just across from the Baltimore Zoo. The building appears to be in excellent condition although I'm not sure of it's present use. 1921 to present, although from what I understand is only used occasionally. |
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Shaarel Zion Congregation 3459 Park Heights Avenue Northwest Baltimore City One of several old attractive Synagogues on Lower Park Heights Avenue, since converted for use as a church. Opened in 1926 , after first having services at 2451 Park Heights from 1920 to 1926. By 1950's, had moved to the 6600 block of Park Heights Avenue |
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| Sharon Israel
Synagogue 2105 - 7 McCulloh Street West Baltimore This is a beautiful old building, located on McCulloh Street , just south of North Avenue. I've driven by this address for years and never noticed it until I was looking for it, as it sits just off of the roadway. |
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| Shearith Israel 5813 Park Heights Avenue Northwest Baltimore City |
Pending Any information would be greatly appreciated. |
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| Shomre Mishmeres 11 Lloyd Street Southeast Baltimore City |
See - Congregation Shomrel Mishmeresove
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Tafareth Israel 1703 North Smallwood Street West Baltimore Tafareth Israel Synagogue is listed as 1703 North Smallwood Street, and in a group of rowhomes at the address, is a small church that might have once housed the Tafareth Israel Synagogue. |
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| Tifereth Israel 3216 Garrison Blvd. Northwest Baltimore City Late 1940's to late 1960's. |
Pending Any information would be greatly appreciated. |
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Tsemach Zadek ( Directory ) Tzemach Tzedek- Shomrei 2120 East Fairmount Avenue East Baltimore There are actually two old Synagogues listed for the 2100 block of East Fairmount Avenue. 2120 , seen in the photo on the right, is the old Tsemach Zadek Synagogue, currently being used as a church. I was unable to find any other Synagogues in the block. |
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Walbrook Anshev Sholem Congregation Also Seen Listed as : Anshe Sholom Congregation of Walbrook 1902 Poplar Grove West Baltimore City References for the Walbrook Anshev Sholem Congregation ( also Anshey Sholom ) show an address of 1902 Poplar Grove, which would currently include this building just north of North Avenue. There are no other buildings anywhere in the block that resemble a synagogue, but I'm not completely sure this is the building I'm looking for.It opened in 1924 , but by the mid 1950's, it seemed to have closed. |
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are always
welcome !
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 Excellent
Reading source ; Synagogues, Temples and
Congregations
of Maryland 1830-1990 by Earl Pruce.
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