List of synagogues in Wisconsin

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This is a list of Wisconsin synagogues including the city.

Name City Status Denomination Notes
Baith Israel Antigo defunct unknown Founded 1915. Sold to Odd Fellows Club, 1947 [1]
Moses Montefiore Synagogue Appleton active Conservative USCJ member
Temple Zion Appleton defunct unknown Est. 1883. Was Reform. Being refurbished by current owner.[2]
B'nai Israel Synagogue Ashland defunct unknown Destroyed [3]
Congregation B'nai Abraham Beloit active Reform Founded 1907 as Orthodox. URJ member.
Temple Sholom Eau Claire active Conservative USCJ member. Building was originally a Wesleyan Methodist Church[4]
Kehillath Jacob Synagogue Fond du Lac defunct Orthodox Built 1923.[5]
Temple Beth Israel Fond du Lac active Conservative New building, 1959. Open only occasionally now.[6]
Anshe Sfard Kehillat Torah Glendale active Orthodox  
Congregation Cnesses Israel Green Bay active Conservative USCJ member
Sharey Zedek Hurley defunct unknown Converted to apartments [7][8]
Beth Hillel Temple Kenosha active Reform URJ member
Chabad of Kenosha/Congregation Bnai Zedek Chabad Kenosha active Orthodox Chabad Lubavitch. Originally Congregation Bnai Zedek. Built 1910.[9]
Congregation Anche Chesed La Crosse defunct Reform Built 1867. [10]
Congregation Sons of Abraham La Crosse active Conservative USCJ member. First synagogue 1905, new building 1947.
Gates of Heaven Synagogue Madison defunct unknown Museum [11]
Anshe Poale Zedek Manitowoc active Orthodox Built 1954[12][13][14]
Sons of Jacob Synagogue Marinette defunct unknown One of three synagogues in Marinette in 1903[15]
Agudas Achim Chabad Mequon active Orthodox [16] Founded 1986
Anshai Lebowitz Mequon active Orthodox Founded 1998 [17]
Beth El Ner Tamid Synagogue Mequon active Conservative USCJ member
Beth Jehudah Milwaukee active Orthodox  
Congregation Beth Israel Milwaukee active Conservative USCJ member
Lake Park Synagogue Milwaukee active Orthodox OU member
Temple B'nai Israel Oshkosh active Reform Congregation founded 1895. First synagogue, 1902. New building 1948. URJ Member.
Beth Israel Sinai Congregation Racine active none [18]
Adas Israel Sheboygan defunct Orthodox Called "The White Shul". Built 1910. Converted to church [1][2]
Ahavas Sholem Sheboygan defunct unknown Called "The Brick Shul". Originally St. Mary Magdalene, Sheboygan's first Catholic church. Built before 1871. Became Sheboygan's first synagogue 1903. Destroyed (1975)[1][2]
Congregation Beth El Sheboygan active Conservative Sheboygan's only non-Orthodox synagogue. Built 1944.[1][2]
Ohel Mosche Sheboygan defunct Orthodox Called "The Holman Shul". Built 1918. Destroyed[1][2]
Beth Israel Synagogue Stevens Point defunct unknown Built 1905, disbanded 1986. Portage County Historical Society Museum. Recognized on National Register of Historic Places[19]
Agudas Achim Superior defunct unknown Known as the Litvische Shul[20]. Eventually replaced by Temple Beth El
Superior Hebrew Congregation Superior defunct unknown Known as the Russische Shul[21]
Temple Beth El Superior defunct unknown Founded by former members of Agudas Achim[22]
Beth Israel Wausau defunct Orthodox Founded 1917, disbanded 1950. Was Modern Orthodox [23]
Mount Sinai Congregation Wausau active Reform URJ member. Founded 1914. New building 1991.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d The Second Sheboygan Jewish Community Reunion
  2. ^ a b c d Bratwurst meets Borscht: The synagogues of Sheboygan, Wis.] Sherry Zander in the online edition of the Dallas Jewish Week. August 15, 2002

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