List of synagogues in Wisconsin
This is a list of Wisconsin synagogues including the city.
Name | City | Status | Denomination | Notes |
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Baith Israel | Antigo | defunct | unknown | Founded 1915. Sold to Odd Fellows Club, 1947 |
Moses Montefiore Synagogue | Appleton | active | Conservative | USCJ member |
Temple Zion | Appleton | defunct | Reform | Est. 1883. Was Reform. Being refurbished by current owner. Mayer (Mayo) Samuel Weiss (father of Harry Houdini) was rabbi early on. |
B'nai Israel Synagogue | Ashland | defunct | unknown | Destroyed |
Congregation B'nai Abraham | Beloit | active | Reform | Founded 1907 as Orthodox. URJ member. |
Temple Sholom | Eau Claire | active | Conservative | USCJ member. Building was originally a Wesleyan Methodist Church |
Kehillath Jacob Synagogue | Fond du Lac | defunct | Orthodox | Built 1923. |
Temple Beth Israel | Fond du Lac | active | Conservative | New building, 1959. Open only occasionally now. |
Congregation Sinai | Milwaukee | active | Reform | |
Anshe Sfard Kehillat Torah | Glendale | active | Orthodox | |
Ohr HaTorah - Jewish Heritage Center | Glendale | active | Orthodox | |
Congregation Cnesses Israel | Green Bay | active | Conservative | USCJ member |
Sharey Zedek | Hurley | defunct | unknown | Converted to apartments |
Beth Hillel Temple | Kenosha | active | Reform | URJ member |
Chabad of Kenosha/Congregation Bnai Zedek Chabad | Kenosha | active | Orthodox | Chabad Lubavitch. Originally Congregation Bnai Zedek. Built 1910. |
Congregation Anche Chesed | La Crosse | defunct | Reform | Built 1867. |
Congregation Sons of Abraham | La Crosse | active | Conservative | USCJ member. First synagogue 1905, new building 1947. |
Beth Israel Center | Madison | active | Conservative - Egalitarian | 1944 combined congregations Beth Jacob (conservative), Agudas Achim and Adas Jeshuran (both orthodox) |
Temple Beth El | Madison | active | Reform | |
Chabad Lubavitch | Madison | active | Orthodox - Hasidic | Chabad Lubavitch |
Shaarei Shamayim Congregation | Madison | active | Reconstructionist | Congregation meets at Prairie UU Meeting House (Shaarei Shamayim is Hebrew for Gates of Heaven) |
Gates of Heaven Synagogue | Madison | defunct | unknown | Building is now a Museum (Shaarei Shamayim is Hebrew for Gates of Heaven) |
Anshe Poale Zedek | Manitowoc | active | Orthodox | Built 1954 |
Sons of Jacob Synagogue | Marinette | defunct | unknown | One of three synagogues in Marinette in 1903 |
Agudas Achim Chabad | Mequon | active | Orthodox | Chabad Lubavitch. Founded 1986. |
Anshai Lebowitz | Mequon | active | Orthodox | Founded 1998 |
Beth El Ner Tamid Synagogue | Glendale | active | Conservative | USCJ member |
Congregation Shir Hadash | Milwaukee | active | Reconstructionist | An affiliate of the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation. |
Beth Jehudah | Milwaukee | active | Orthodox | Founded in 1939 by Rabbi Jacob Twerski. |
Congregation Bais Dovid | Milwaukee | active | Orthodox | |
Congregation Beth Israel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) | Milwaukee | active | Conservative | USCJ member. website |
Congregation Shalom | Milwaukee | active | Reform | |
Jewish REACH Russian Educational and Aid Center | Milwaukee | active | Orthodox | Chabad Lubavitch. Holds sabbath and holiday services. |
Lake Park Synagogue | Milwaukee | active | Modern Orthodox | OU member |
The Shul Bayside | Milwaukee | active | Orthodox | Chabad Lubavitch. |
The Shul East | Milwaukee | active | Orthodox | Chabad Lubavitch. |
Temple Menorah | Milwaukee | active | Conservative | |
Temple B'nai Israel | Oshkosh | active | Reform | Congregation founded 1895. First synagogue, 1902. New building 1948. URJ Member. |
Beth Israel Sinai Congregation | Racine | active | Traditional | Non-affiliated[1] |
Congregation Emanu-El Bn'e Jeshurun | River Hills | active | Reform | |
Adas Israel | Sheboygan | defunct | Orthodox | Called "The White Shul". Built 1910. Converted to church [2][3] |
Ahavas Sholem | Sheboygan | defunct | unknown | Called "The Brick Shul". Originally St. Mary Magdalene, Sheboygan's first Catholic church. Built before 1871. Became Sheboygan's first synagogue 1903. Destroyed (1975)[2][3] |
Congregation Beth El | Sheboygan | active | Conservative | Sheboygan's only non-Orthodox synagogue. Built 1944.[2][3] |
Ohel Mosche | Sheboygan | defunct | Orthodox | Called "The Holman Shul". Built 1918. Destroyed[2][3] |
Beth Israel Synagogue | Stevens Point | defunct | Conservative | Built 1905, disbanded 1986. Portage County Historical Society Museum. Recognized on National Register of Historic Places |
Agudas Achim | Superior | defunct | unknown | Known as the Litvische Shul . Eventually replaced by Temple Beth El |
Superior Hebrew Congregation | Superior | defunct | unknown | Known as the Russische Shul |
Temple Beth El | Superior | defunct | unknown | Founded by former members of Agudas Achim |
Congregation Emanu-El of Waukesha | Waukesha | active | Reform | |
Beth Israel | Wausau | defunct | Orthodox | Founded 1917, disbanded 1950. Was Modern Orthodox |
Mount Sinai Congregation | Wausau | active | Reform | URJ member. Founded 1914. New building 1991. |
See also
- List of Jewish communities by country
- List of Jewish communities in Canada
- List of Jewish communities in the United States of America
- List of Yeshivas and Midrashas in Israel
References
- ↑ Rabbi seeks to build on synagogue's solid base
- 1 2 3 4 The Second Sheboygan Jewish Community Reunion
- 1 2 3 4 Bratwurst meets Borscht: The synagogues of Sheboygan, Wis. Sherry Zander in the online edition of the Dallas Jewish Week. August 15, 2002
Resources
- International Jewish Cemetery Project—Wisconsin
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story: Jewish immigrants helped develop small-town Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle
- Jewish Museum Milwaukee
- Wisconsin Small Jewish Communities History Project (WI Soc. for Jewish Learning, Inc.)
- Life’s Rich Pageant: A brief history of Wisconsin's small-town Jewish communities
- Milwaukee Jewish Federation synagogue directory
- Article accompanying description and images of Window from "The White Shul", a Sheboygan, Wisconsin synagogue, c. 1910. from WisconsinHistory.org.
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