Read about the cemetery here.
Circa 1915
Text from PAA catalogue: “Entrance to Jewish Cemetery, located at 7622 – 101 Avenue in Edmonton. Land purchased for the cemetery in 1907.”
Google Streetview (Approximate)
Circa 1935-1946
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After 1946
Shows Jewish Chapel and memorial to local fallen Jewish soldiers of WWII.
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Circa 1912 (Looking North)
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1912 (Looking Southeast)
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Circa 1912 (Barracks at 9538 and 9530 101 Street – Looking North East)
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1935 Expansion – Looking Southeast from 95a Street
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1935 Expansion – Looking North from 101 Ave
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Click here to read a detailed timeline of Beth Israel’s history.
The following text is taken from here:
“The original Beth Israel Synagogue was constructed in 1911-1912, on the corner of 95th St. and 101 Ave. and was opened for High Holiday services on September 12, 1912. At the time, this was the heart of Edmonton’s small Jewish community, which had begun in 1893 with the arrival of Abe Cristall, the Congregation’s first President. The building is the oldest extant synagogue in the Province of Alberta.”
1914 (Looking West)
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1910 (Looking West)
The cornerstone of Beth Israel is being laid in this old 1910 image.
EdHGIS: 1914 Fire Insurance Maps & Google Earth Imagery
Interior Views (1912)
These images are from the Beth Israel homepage.
The Beth Israel Synagogue was built in 1913 (as Edmonton’s first Synagogue) and continued to be a synagogue until at least 1953 (according to available Henderson Directories). Since 1958, this structure has served as St. Boniface Catholic Church.
1937
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Henderson Directory Entries
