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Beth Israel Anshei Minsk Synagogue, 1920-present
- Address
- 10 St Andrew Street
- Source
- Landmarks
- Address
- 10 St Andrew Street
- Time Period
- 1930
- History
- It was founded by poor Jewish immigrants from Russia (mostly Minsk) in 1912. The current Byzantine Revival building was completed in 1930. The congregation has had only three full-time rabbis: Meyer Levy (1916–1921), Meyer Zimmerman (1940–1954), and Shmuel Spero, who has served from 1988 to the present. It is the only Orthodox synagogue in downtown Toronto with a full-time rabbi, and the only one that holds daily services.
- Category
- Religious
- Source
- Landmarks
![Minsker Synagogue, interior sanctuary, Toronto, [ca. 1977]. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, item 2063|](/media/Digital Assets/2063.jpg?maxheight=1000&maxwidth=1000&watermark=wmk)
