Wikipedia's first sentence called it “renovated and reopened as a gift shop for the south bend cubs minor league baseball team”. Today it says “historic former jewish synagogue”.
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Historic former synagogue, now retail outlet, in South Bend, Indiana, US For similarly named synagogues, see B'nai Israel . The Ballpark Synagogue , officially B'nai Israel Synagogue ( transliterated from Hebrew as "Sons of Israel"), is an historic former Jewish synagogue , located in South Bend , Indiana , in the United States. The oldest synagogue in South Bend, it is also thought to be "America's only ballpark synagogue." In 2012 the unused synagogue was renovated and reopened as a gift shop for the South Bend Cubs minor league baseball team, whose ballpark abuts the property. The synagogue was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
United States historic place B'nai Israel Synagogue (Sons of Israel Synagogue) is an historic synagogue in South Bend, Indiana . The oldest synagogue in South Bend, it is also thought to be "America's only ballpark synagogue." In 2012 the unused synagogue was renovated and reopened as a gift shop for the South Bend Cubs minor league baseball team, whose ballpark abuts the property. The synagogue was listed on the the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
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United States historic place B'nai Israel Synagogue (Sons of Israel Synagogue) is an historic synagogue in South Bend, Indiana . The oldest synagogue in South Bend, it is also thought to be "America's only ballpark synagogue." In 2012 the unused synagogue was renovated and reopened as a gift shop for the South Bend Cubs minor league baseball team, whose ballpark abuts the property. The synagogue was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
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renovated and reopened as a gift shop for the south bend cubs minor league baseball team
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historic former jewish synagogue
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