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.- Synagogue
- …lies at an elevation of 256 feet (78 metres)
- …is also known as “Beth Sholom Congregation”
- Address: 8231 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027
- Established: September 20, 1959
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. 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… 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… 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
Elkins Park is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.
McKinley
Hamlet
McKinley is a census-designated place, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Beth Sholom Synagogue
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Latitude
40.08185° or 40° 4′ 55″ north
Longitude
-75.12619° or 75° 7′ 34″ west
Open location code
87G63VJF+PG
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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”
- German: “Adath-Jeshuran-Synagoge”
- German: “Adath-Jeshurun-Synagoge”
- German: “Beth Sholom Congregation”
- Italian: “Sinagoga Beth Sholom di Elkins Park”
- Russian: “Бет-Шолом (синагога)”
- Russian: “Бет-Шолом”
- Spanish: “Sinagoga Beth Sholom”
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