Congregation Beth Ahabah
Congregation Beth Ahabah is a Reform Jewish synagogue at 1121 West Franklin Street, Richmond, Virginia, in the United States. Founded in 1789 by Spanish and Portuguese Jews as Kahal Kadosh Beth Shalome, it is one of the oldest synagogues in the United States.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Synagogue
- Description: Jewish body in Richmond, Virginia
- Also known as: “Beth Ahabah Congregation” and “Temple Beth Ahaba”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint James Episcopal Church and Siegel Center.
Saint James Episcopal Church
Church
Photo: Jweaver28, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. James's Episcopal Church is the third oldest Episcopal congregation in Richmond, Virginia. Only the older St. John's Episcopal Church on Church Hill also remains an active congregation.
Siegel Center
Stadium
The Stuart C. Siegel Center is a 190,000-square-foot multi-purpose facility on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Siegel Center is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Congregation Beth Ahabah.
Altria Theater
Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Altria Theater, sometimes referred to as "the Mosque," in Richmond, Virginia, United States is a theater at the southwest corner of Monroe Park on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University, and is the largest venue of Richmond CenterStage's performing arts complex. Altria Theater is situated 2,000 feet southeast of Congregation Beth Ahabah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Fan and Randolph.
The Fan
Photo: Bruce Emmerling, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fan is a district in Richmond, Virginia. It is named The Fan because of the way the roads fan out to the west from N. Belvidere St. It is easy to find a variety of boundaries that "define" the Fan, just ask a variety of Richmonders.
Randolph
Neighborhood
Randolph is a historically black middle class neighborhood located within the West End of Richmond, Virginia. The neighborhood is named in honor of Virginia E.
Jackson Ward
Neighborhood
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Jackson Ward, previously known as Central Wards, is a historically African-American district in Richmond, Virginia, with a long tradition of African-American businesses.
Congregation Beth Ahabah
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.55086° or 37° 33′ 3″ northLongitude
-77.45579° or 77° 27′ 21″ westOpen location code
8794HG2V+8MOpenStreetMap ID
way 236141922OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q5160599
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In Other Languages
“Congregation Beth Ahabah” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “貝絲·亞哈巴猶太會堂”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bethlehem Lutheran Church and Saint Johns United Church of Christ.
Nearby Places
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