New Search
Photo Search
Audiovisual Search
The Beth Jacob Synagogue (also known as the Henry Street Shul) was founded by Toronto’s Polish-Jewish Community, as the successor of an older, smaller synagogue on Elm Street. It was the first synagogue in Toronto designed by a Jewish architect--Benjamin Brown.
Beth Jacob Synagogue, 1922-196-
- Address
- 23 Henry Street
- Source
- Landmarks
The Beth Jacob Synagogue (also known as the Henry Street Shul) was founded by Toronto’s Polish-Jewish Community, as the successor of an older, smaller synagogue on Elm Street. It was the first synagogue in Toronto designed by a Jewish architect--Benjamin Brown.
- Address
- 23 Henry Street
- Time Period
- 1922-1969
- Scope Note
- The Beth Jacob Synagogue (also known as the Henry Street Shul) was founded by Toronto’s Polish-Jewish Community, as the successor of an older, smaller synagogue on Elm Street. It was the first synagogue in Toronto designed by a Jewish architect--Benjamin Brown.
- History
- The grand new synagogue was dedicated in 1922, at a cost of $156,000, and could accommodate up to 800 worshippers. It was built in the Romanesque style. It was notable for its vaulted ceiling capped by a large dome and four smaller ones; stained glass windows and retractable roof used on Sukkot; a marble-lined mikvah in the basement; and an apartment for the caretaker (shammas) in the rear. The original ark (Aron Kodesh) is in Beth Jacob's current synagogue on Overbrook Ave in the Bathurst Manor. The original building was eventually sold and converted into a church. It is the current site of the Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church.
- Category
- Architecture
- Religious
- Source
- Landmarks
![Ladies' Auxiliary, Beth Jacob Synagogue, Toronto, [ca. 1907]. Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, item 1311|](/media/Digital Assets/1311.jpg?maxheight=1000&maxwidth=1000&watermark=wmk)
