Congregation Knesseth Israel (Ellington, Connecticut)
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Congregation Knesseth Israel is a Modern Orthodox synagogue located in Ellington, Connecticut .1 The congregation was founded in 1906 by a group of Jewish farmers. The synagogue building was built in 1913 at the corner of Middle Rd. and Abbott Rd. in Ellington. It was built in the Colonial Revival Style partly with funds from the philanthropist Baron Maurice de Hirsch 's Jewish Colonization Association . In the 1950s the building was moved to its present location at 236 Pinney St.2On July 21, 1995, the building was selected to be on the National Register of Historic Places .3In addition to the synagogue, the congregation maintains an Orthodox Jewish cemetery within the larger Ellington Cemetery.4
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The congregation was founded in 1906 by a group of Jewish farmers. The synagogue building, known as Knesseth Israel Synagogue was built in 1913 at the corner of Middle Rd. and Abbott Rd. in Ellington. It was built in the Colonial Revival Style partly with funds from the philanthropist Baron Maurice de Hirsch 's Jewish Colonization Association . In the 1954 the building was moved to its present location at 236 Pinney St.The building was designed by Leon Dobkin.It was covered in a 1995 multiple property submission study of many synagogues in Connecticut, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. In addition to the synagogue, the congregation maintains an Orthodox Jewish cemetery within the larger Ellington Cemetery. National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . and Accompanying two photos, exterior and interior David F.
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Congregation Knesseth Israel , also known as the Ellington Shul , is a Modern Orthodox synagogue located at 236 Pinney Street in Ellington, Connecticut .The congregation was founded in 1906 by a group of Yiddish-speaking Jewish farmers from Russia and Eastern Europe.Its building, dating to 1913, is a rare example of an early 20th-century rural synagogue in the state, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. National Register of Historic Places .
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Modern Orthodox synagogue in Connecticut, USA Congregation Knesseth Israel , also known as the Ellington Shul , is a Modern Orthodox synagogue located at 236 Pinney Street in Ellington, Connecticut . The congregation was founded in 1906 by a group of Yiddish-speaking Jewish farmers from Russia and Eastern Europe. Its building, dating to 1913, is a rare example of an early 20th-century rural synagogue in the state, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. National Register of Historic Places .
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Modern Orthodox synagogue in Connecticut, USA Congregation Knesseth Israel , also known as the Ellington Shul , is a Modern Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 236 Pinney Street in Ellington , Connecticut , in the United States. The congregation was founded in 1906 by a group of Yiddish-speaking Jewish farmers from Russia and Eastern Europe. Its building, dating to 1913, is a rare example of an early 20th-century rural synagogue in the state, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. National Register of Historic Places .
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modern orthodox synagogue located in ellington
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modern orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue located at 236 pinney street in ellington
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