Beth Israel Synagogue (Roanoke, Virginia)
Conservative synagogue in Virginia, U.S.
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Beth Israel Synagogue (Hebrew: בית ישראל) is a Conservative synagogue located at 920 Franklin Road in Roanoke, Virginia, in the United States. The synagogue was founded in 1900, and as of 2009, it had a membership of approximately 160 families and individuals.[1]
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| Beth Israel | |
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Hebrew: בית ישראל | |
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  Location in Virginia | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Conservative Judaism |
| Synagogue | |
| Leadership | Rabbi Fabian Werbin |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 920 Franklin Road, Roanoke, Virginia |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 37°15′53″N 79°56′45″W |
| Architecture | |
| Architects | Frye and Stone |
| Type | Synagogue |
| Style | Classical Revival |
| Established | 1900 (as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1925 |
| Materials | Brick |
| Website | |
| www | |
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The 1925 building, designed by Frye and Stone, combines Classical Revival features in an unusual and rather severe design. A two-story Ionic portico, with an entablature, is engaged with and centered on the stepped gabled and parapeted façade. Doors and windows occupy each of the bays between the columns. A small Star of David occupies the gable.[2]
In 2007 the synagogue completed an expansion and renovation of its building, carefully planned so that the original facade, part of Roanoke's Old Southwest historic district, was unaltered.[3]
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