Wikipedia's first sentence called it “historic jewish synagogue building at 39 killingly drive in the danielson village of killingly”. Today it says “historic former orthodox and conservative jewish synagogue building”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “United States historic place”. It now reads “Historic former synagogue in Connecticut, US”.
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Historic former synagogue in Connecticut, US For similarly named synagogues, see Beth Israel . Temple Beth Israel is an historic former Orthodox and Conservative Jewish synagogue building, located at 39 Killingly Drive in the Danielson village of Killingly , Connecticut , in the United States. Built between 1951 and 1961 to a design by Boston, Massachusetts architect William Riseman, it is one of the first Modernist synagogues built in Connecticut. It was built in part by members of its congregation, many of whom were survivors of The Holocaust , and was formally dedicated on June 5, 1961 after ten years of construction. The congregation was a mix of Orthodox and Conservative adherents, and was merged with a congregation in Putnam in 2003. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013, and it has served as a cultural historical center, managed by a non-profit organization since 2009. National Register of Historic Places .
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United States historic place Temple Beth Israel is a historic Jewish synagogue building at 39 Killingly Drive in the Danielson village of Killingly, Connecticut . Built between 1951 and 1961 to a design by Boston, Massachusetts architect William Riseman, it is one of the first Modernist synagogues built in Connecticut. It was built in part by members of its congregation, many of whom were survivors of The Holocaust , and was formally dedicated on June 5, 1961 after ten years of construction. The congregation it houses is a mixture of Orthodox and Conservative adherents. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. National Register of Historic Places .
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United States historic place Temple Beth Israel is a historic Jewish synagogue building at 39 Killingly Drive in the Danielson village of Killingly, Connecticut . Built between 1951 and 1961 to a design by Boston, Massachusetts architect William Riseman, it is one of the first Modernist synagogues built in Connecticut. It was built in part by members of its congregation, many of whom were survivors of The Holocaust , and was formally dedicated on June 5, 1961 after ten years of construction. The congregation was a mix of Orthodox and Conservative adherents, and was merged with a congregation in Putnam in 2003. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. It now serves as a cultural historical center, managed by a non-profit organization. National Register of Historic Places .
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historic jewish synagogue building at 39 killingly drive in the danielson village of killingly
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historic former orthodox and conservative jewish synagogue building
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