B'nai Israel Synagogue (Conservative)

B'nai Israel was the sixth Jewish congregation to be founded in Florida. Chartered in 1899, B'nai Israel met in the vestry room of Temple Beth El, then moved to the Odd Fellows Hall, which was a secret meeting place for ...

Congregation B'nai Israel Synagogue

Erected in 1870. Cultural and religious center for 85 years. Second oldest temple in Texas. Converted to Masonic Temple in 1953.

Henry Cohen, rabbi from 1888-1950, was noted adviser and beloved humanitarian to the entire city.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1967

B'nai Israel Synagogue

(originally Chizuk Amuno Synagogue)

The B'nai Israel Synagogue, erected in 1876, is the longest actively-used synagoue in Baltimore. It was built by Congregation Chizuk Amuno ("Strengthening of the Faith"), whose members had seceded from the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation in 1870 to ...