Congregation Emanu-el

Victoria, Italy

Congregation Emanu-El is a Conservative synagogue located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The congregation is affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. It is the oldest synagogue building still in use as a synagogue in Canada, and the oldest surviving synagogue on Vancouve

r Island. It can also boast of being the oldest synagogue building on the west coast of North America. Founded by 1859 when the cemetery is known to have been dedicated, in 1863 the congregation built the synagogue that is still in use. The building is a National Historic Site of Canada, and has also been designated as a heritage property under the provincial Local Government Act.

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Nearby

St. Andrew's Cathedral chiese · 0.3 km away
Concrete Canvas Festival street_art · 0.3 km away
Victoria City Hall, British Columbia town_hall · 0.3 km away
Hudson's Bay Company Department Store monumenti · 0.3 km away
University of Victoria Legacy Art Galleries art_museum · 0.4 km away
Centennial Square square · 0.4 km away
Gate of Harmonious Interest monumenti · 0.5 km away
Central Branch of Greater Victoria Public Library library · 0.5 km away