Wikipedia's first sentence called it “oldest jewish congregation west of the allegheny mountains the oldest congregation in ohio”. Today it says “ashkenazi reform jewish congregation and synagogue”.
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Reform Jewish synagogue in Ohio, US For similarly named synagogues, see B'nai Israel . Benai Israel ), is an Ashkenazi Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue , located in Amberley Village , a suburb of Cincinnati , Ohio , in the United States. Founded in 1824, it is the oldest Jewish congregation west of the Allegheny Mountains , the oldest congregation in Ohio, the second oldest Ashkenazi congregation in the United States and one of the oldest synagogues in the United States . The synagogue is easily accessible from both I-71 (exit 14) and I-75 (exit 10) via the Ronald Reagan Cross County Highway .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Rockdale Temple , K.K. Bene Israel , (19th century spelling K K. Benai Israel ) is the oldest Jewish congregation west of the Allegheny Mountains the oldest congregation in Ohio, the second oldest, the second oldest Ashkenazi congregation in the United States, and one of the oldest synagogues in the United States . It is located in Amberley Village , a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio and is easily accessible from both I-71 (exit 14) and I-75 (exit 10) via the Ronald Reagan Highway (Cross County) .
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The Rockdale Temple , K.K. Bene Israel , (19th century spelling K K. Benai Israel ) is the oldest Jewish congregation west of the Allegheny Mountains , the oldest congregation in Ohio, the second oldest Ashkenazi congregation in the United States and one of the oldest synagogues in the United States . It is located in Amberley Village , a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio and is easily accessible from both I-71 (exit 14) and I-75 (exit 10) via the Ronald Reagan Highway (Cross County) .
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Benai Israel ), is the oldest Jewish congregation west of the Allegheny Mountains , the oldest congregation in Ohio, the second oldest Ashkenazi congregation in the United States and one of the oldest synagogues in the United States . It is located in Amberley Village , a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio and is easily accessible from both I-71 (exit 14) and I-75 (exit 10) via the Ronald Reagan Cross County Highway .
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Benai Israel ), is the oldest Jewish congregation west of the Allegheny Mountains , the oldest congregation in Ohio, the second oldest Ashkenazi congregation in the United States and one of the oldest synagogues in the United States . It is located in Amberley Village , a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio and is easily accessible from both I-71 (exit 14) and I-75 (exit 10) via the Ronald Reagan Cross County Highway .
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oldest jewish congregation west of the allegheny mountains the oldest congregation in ohio
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ashkenazi reform jewish congregation and synagogue
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