Beth Sholom Synagogue
Beth Sholom Synagogue is a Conservative Jewish synagogue at 8231 Old York Road in Elkins Park, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The main synagogue building, completed in 1959, was the only Jewish house of worship designed by Frank Lloyd Wright; it consists of a hexagonal base topped by a tetrahedron-shaped pyramidal roof.- Type: Synagogue
- Description: synagogue
- Also known as: “Beth Sholom Congregation”
- Address: 8231 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Richard Wall house and Abington Art Center.
Richard Wall house
Museum
The Richard Wall house is a historic home in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, built in 1682. It was owned by the Wall family for 165 years, and was in continuous occupancy from its construction until 1979. Richard Wall house is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Beth Sholom Synagogue.
Abington Art Center
Arts center
Abington Art Center is an art center built in 1939, and located in Abington Township, a northern suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The center resides within Alverthorpe Manor and the surrounding 27-acre grounds that were formerly the residence of Lessing J. Abington Art Center is situated 1 mile northeast of Beth Sholom Synagogue.
Elkins Park station
Railway station
Elkins Park station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station located in the Elkins Park neighborhood of Cheltenham Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Elkins Park station is situated 3,900 feet south of Beth Sholom Synagogue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elkins Park and McKinley.
Elkins Park
McKinley
Hamlet
McKinley is a census-designated place, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Almost all of it is in Abington Township, while some blocks are in Cheltenham Township.
Jenkintown
Jenkintown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, with National Landmarks, an active arts scene, and shops and restaurants. It is approximately 10 miles north of Center City Philadelphia.Beth Sholom Synagogue
- Categories: heritage site, building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.08185° or 40° 4′ 55″ north
Longitude
-75.12619° or 75° 7′ 34″ west
Elevation
256 feet (78 metres)
Inception
September 20th, 1959
Open location code
87G63VJF+PG
OpenStreetMap ID
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Beth Sholom Synagogue” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “貝斯·肖洛姆會堂”
- Dutch: “Beth Sholom Congregation”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيس مجمع بيت شولوم”
- French: “Synagogue Beth Sholom (Philadelphie, Pennsylvanie)”
- French: “synagogue Beth Sholom de Philadelphie”
- French: “Synagogue beth sholom de philadelphie”
- French: “Synagogue Beth Sholom”
- German: “Adath-Jeshuran-Synagoge”
- German: “Adath-Jeshurun-Synagoge”
- German: “Beth Sholom Congregation”
- Italian: “sinagoga Beth Sholom di Elkins Park”
- Italian: “Sinagoga Beth Sholom di Elkins Park”
- Russian: “Бет Шолом”
- Russian: “Бет-Шолом (синагога)”
- Russian: “Бет-Шолом”
- Spanish: “Sinagoga Beth Sholom”
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