Congregation Ahavath Achim
Modern Orthodox synagogue and historic former synagogue in Connecticut, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Congregation Ahavath Achim (transliterated from Hebrew as "Brotherly Love") is a Modern Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Fairfield, Connecticut, in the United States.
Congregation Ahavath Achim | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Modern Orthodox Judaism |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
Leadership | Rabbi Peretz Robinson (part-time) |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Fairfield, Connecticut 06825 |
Country | United States |
Location of the current temporary synagogue in Connecticut | |
Geographic coordinates | 41°12′02″N 73°14′27″W |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Leonard Asheim (1926) |
Type | Synagogue |
Style | 1926: |
General contractor | E. & F. Construction Company |
Date established | 1904 (as a congregation) |
Completed |
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Website | |
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West End Congregation— Achavath [sic] Achim Synagogue (former) | |
Location | 725 Hancock Avenue, Bridgeport, Connecticut |
Coordinates | 41°10′12″N 73°12′44″W |
NRHP reference No. | 95000574 |
Added to NRHP | May 11, 1995 |
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Established as a congregation in 1904, the congregation's first synagogue building, located at 725 Hancock Avenue in Bridgeport, was completed in 1926, vacated in the 1960s, and was subsequently used a Christian church.[2]
This former synagogue was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 11, 1995, as "West End Congregation--Achavath [sic] Achim Synagogue", as part of a multiple property listing of fifteen historic synagogues in Connecticut.[1]