Old B'Nai Zion Synagogue Marker

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El Paso in El Paso County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Old B'Nai Zion Synagogue

By Bill Kirchner, October 21, 2012

1. Old B'Nai Zion Synagogue Marker

Inscription. Congregation B'Nai Zion was chartered in 1900, and the 35 members initially met in private homes or rented space. This building, the first Jewish synagogue in El Paso, was completed in 1912. The structure features an unusual combination of classical and Gothic revival styling. After B'Nai Zion congregation moved to larger facilities in 1927, this building housed El Paso's First Eastern Orthodox Church. St. Nicholas Greek Church worshiped here for a quarter of a century.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1984

Erected 1985 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3688.)

Location. 31° 45.781′ N, 106° 29.6′ W. Marker is in El Paso, Texas, in El Paso County. Marker is on North El Paso Street north of West Yandell Drive, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 906 North El Paso Street, El Paso TX 79902, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Burges House (about 600 feet away, in a direct line); El Paso County (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bataan Memorial Trainway (approx. 0.4 miles away); San Jacinto Plaza (approx. 0.4 miles away); El Camino Real (approx. 0.4 miles away); Historic Sidewalk Clock (approx. 0.4 miles away); The First United States Soldiers to Be Stationed at the Pass of the North (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hotel Cortez (approx. 0.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in El Paso.

By Bill Kirchner, October 21, 2012

2. Old B'Nai Zion Synagogue Marker

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By Bill Kirchner, October 21, 2012

3. Old B'Nai Zion Synagogue

Credits. This page originally submitted on October 30, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 51 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 30, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.