Wikipedia's first sentence called it “synagogue located in shanghai”. Today it says “synagogue”.
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Former synagogue in China For similarly named synagogues, see Beth-El . The Beth El Synagogue was an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue , located in Shanghai , China . Jews began to settle in Shanghai in 1848. At that time, most were Sephardic Jews from Baghdad and Bombay . During the 1870s, the Baghdadi Jewish community used rented space for religious worship. Beth El Synagogue was established in 1887. It was located on Peking Road, a major thoroughfare in the English settlement. Jacob Elias and Edward Elias Sassoon built the Ohel Rachel Synagogue to replace Beth El Synagogue; and it opened in March 1920. The synagogue was destroyed, most likely in the 1950s.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Beth El Synagogue was a synagogue located in Shanghai, China . Jews began to settle in Shanghai in 1848. Most were Sephardic Jews from Baghdad and Bombay . During the 1870s, the Baghdadi Jewish community used rented space for religious worship. Beth El Synagogue was established in 1887. It was located on Peking Road, a major thoroughfares in the English settlement.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Beth El Synagogue was a synagogue located in Shanghai, China . Jews began to settle in Shanghai in 1848. At that time, most were Sephardic Jews from Baghdad and Bombay . During the 1870s, the Baghdadi Jewish community used rented space for religious worship. Beth El Synagogue was established in 1887. It was located on Peking Road, a major thoroughfares in the English settlement.
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synagogue located in shanghai
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synagogue
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