Congregation Knesseth Israel
Congregation Knesseth Israel, also known as the Junction Shul, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its synagogue building is the oldest surviving in Toronto that is still in use, and was designated an Ontario Heritage site in 1984 under the Ontario Heritage Act.- Type: Synagogue
- Description: orthodox Jewish congregation in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Address: 56 Maria Street, Toronto
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Malta Park and St. Paul the Apostle Church.
St. Paul the Apostle Church
Church
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St. Paul the Apostle is a Roman Catholic church in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at Dundas Street West in The Junction neighbourhood. The church was primarily built in 1930 by the Maltese-Canadian community of Toronto. St. Paul the Apostle Church is situated 210 metres west of Congregation Knesseth Israel.
Runnymede Park
Park
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Runnymede Park is a medium-sized public park located in The Junction neighbourhood of Toronto, Canada, one block east of Runnymede Road. Its southern boundary is the West Toronto Yard used by the Canadian Pacific Railway, its northern boundary is Ryding Avenue, while a laneway and parking lot make up the western and eastern boundaries respectively. Runnymede Park is situated 340 metres northwest of Congregation Knesseth Israel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Junction and Runnymede.
The Junction
Neighborhood
Photo: GTD Aquitaine, Public domain.
The Junction is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that is near the West Toronto Diamond, a junction of four railway lines in the area. The neighbourhood was previously an independent city called West Toronto, that was also its own federal electoral district until amalgamating with the city of Toronto in 1909.
Runnymede
Neighborhood
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Runnymede is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada located north of Bloor Street West between Jane Street and Runnymede Road north to Dundas Street West.
High Park North
Neighborhood
High Park North, or often simply High Park, after the park, is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded on the south by Bloor Street, on the west by Runnymede Road, on the north by Annette Street, and on the east by the GO Transit Weston Subdivision rail tracks.
Congregation Knesseth Israel
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Old Toronto, Toronto, Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada, North America
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Latitude
43.66649° or 43° 39′ 59″ northLongitude
-79.47543° or 79° 28′ 32″ westOpen location code
87M2MG8F+HROpenStreetMap ID
way 662097403OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=synagogueWikidata ID
Q5160647
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Hebrew—“Congregation Knesseth Israel” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيس مجمع الكنيست اسرائيل”
- French: “synagogue Knesseth Israel”
- French: “Synagogue Knesseth Israel”
- Hebrew: “ק’ק כנסת ישראל”
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