St. Thomas Synagogue

St. Thomas Synagogue
Hebrew: קהל קדוש ברכה ושלום וגמילות חסדים
St. Thomas Synagogue
Religion
AffiliationReform Judaism
RiteNusach Sefard
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusSynagogue
LeadershipRabbi Julia Margolis
StatusActive
Location
Location2116 Crystal Gade, Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 00802
CountryUnited States
St. Thomas Synagogue is located in the U.S. Virgin Islands
St. Thomas Synagogue
Location on the U.S. Virgin Islands
Geographic coordinates18°20′41″N 64°55′59″W / 18.34472°N 64.93306°W / 18.34472; -64.93306
Architecture
Style
Date established1796 (as a congregation)
Completed1833 (1833)
MaterialsRubblestone
Website
synagogue.vi
St. Thomas Synagogue
Arealess than one acre
Part ofCharlotte Amalie Historic District (ID76001860)
NRHP reference No.97001270
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 25, 1997
Designated NHLSeptember 25, 1997
Designated CPJuly 19, 1976
[1][2]

St. Thomas Synagogue, officially Congregation Beracha Veshalom Vegmiluth Hasadim (Hebrew: קהל קדוש ברכה ושלום וגמילות חסדים) or The Hebrew Congregation of St. Thomas, is a historic Reform Jewish synagogue located at 2116 Crystal Gade, Queens Quarters, in Charlotte Amalie on the island of Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The synagogue building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1997.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b "St. Thomas Synagogue". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination". National Park Service. January 1997.

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