Anshei Minsk Synagogue – In the Kensington Market Neighbourhood

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Beth Israel Anshei Minsk Synagogue is located at 10 St Andrew St (just west of Spadina Ave on the north side) in the Kensington Market neighbourhood of Toronto.

Construction began in 1922 and was completed in 1930. Architects Kaplan & Sprachman designed the synagogue in the Byzantine Revival style. The main facade features an entrance stairway, two large wooden doorways, twin towers and stained-glass windows.

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2020 - Anshei Minsk Synagogue is located at 10 St Andrew St, just west of Spadina Ave. The building features an entrance stairway, two large wooden doorways, twin towers and stained-glass windows
2020 – Anshei Minsk Synagogue is located at 10 St Andrew St, just west of Spadina Ave. The building features an entrance stairway, two large wooden doorways, twin towers and stained-glass windows
1930s - Anshei Minsk Synagogue is located at 10 St Andrew St, just west of Spadina Ave
1930s – Anshei Minsk Synagogue is located at 10 St Andrew St, just west of Spadina Ave (Ontario Jewish Archives, Item 1735)
2020 - Anshei Minsk Synagogue at 10 St Andrew St. The Yiddish inscription over the entrance reads "Congregation Beth Israel Anshe Minsk, built 1930"
2020 – Anshei Minsk Synagogue at 10 St Andrew St. The Yiddish inscription over the entrance reads “Congregation Beth Israel Anshe Minsk, built 1930”

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