Old Ohavi Zedek Synagogue - Burlington, Vermont
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N 44° 29.285 W 073° 12.406
18T E 642587 N 4927649
Former center of Jewish life in Burlington
Waymark Code: WM50HY
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2008
Views: 16
The first Jewish congregation in Vermont, started by 18 people in 1885; the name means "Lovers of Justice." That congregation, affectionately known as "OZ,", now some 400 families, has a somewhat more modern (1958) facility a few blocks away.
This building, built in 1887, is the oldest known Jewish house of worship in Vermont, now occupied by the Ahavath Gerim congregation.
Street address:
168 Archibald Street
Burlington, VT US
05401
County / Borough / Parish: Chittenden
Year listed: 1978
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1875-1949
Historic function: Religion
Current function: Religion
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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