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Former Temple B’nai Jeshurun

Historic 1916 synagogue building in Leavenworth that replaced an earlier 1866 synagogue and is now used as private residences.

Southwest corner of Sixth and Osage Streets, Leavenworth, Kansas, United StatesFounded 1916

Historical plaque identifying Temple B’nai Jeshurun in Leavenworth

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Temple B'nai Jeshurun's original frame synagogue was built on this Leavenworth site in 1866 and was the first Jewish house of worship built in Kansas. That original building was demolished in 1916 and replaced by the present brick structure. The 1916 building continued to serve the Jewish congregation until the 1970s. It is no longer a synagogue and today the site is used as private residences. JWR therefore treats the surviving 1916 structure separately from the demolished 1866 predecessor. Historic 1916 synagogue building in Leavenworth that replaced an earlier 1866 synagogue and is now used as private residences. In Jewish World Records, Former Temple B’nai Jeshurun is connected to the record “Oldest Building in Kansas Originally Built as a Synagogue,” based on the stored achievement of Built in 1916.

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Former Temple B’nai Jeshurun building in Leavenworth, Kansas

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Oldest Building in Kansas Originally Built as a Synagogue

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Former Temple B’nai Jeshurun

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Built in 1916

The former Temple B’nai Jeshurun in Leavenworth is recognised as the "Oldest Building in Kansas Originally Built as a Synagogue". The structure was "Built in 1916", replacing the congregation's original 1866 frame synagogue on the same site. According to a 2012 historical marker and city records, the earlier building was razed to make way for the present one. Although the 1866 original was Kansas’s first permanent Jewish house of worship, it was demolished and therefore cannot hold a record for a surviving building.

Country: United States
Achievement location: Leavenworth, Kansas, United States
Achievement date: 1916

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