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B'nay Abraham Synagogue started in 1903 in a building on Schultz Street in Winnipeg's North End. Over time many members of Winnipeg's Jewish community moved into newer post-war suburbs, including in the West Kildonan neighbourhood, where the B’nai Abraham congregation built this synagogue in 1958.

In 1970 the synagogue was expanded and renovated. Three years later came a formal merger with the Ateres Israel Synagogue. The building was sold to and occupied by the Church of the Living Hope in 2003.

Significant Dates

• 1958 Excavation begins

Design Characteristics

• Floor to ceiling stained glass on east facing wall
• Small chapel on west side of sanctuary
• Rough-hewn Tyndall cladding
• West portion of building (administrative space) cantilevers over concrete foundation
• A divided processional concrete stair leads to a double set of oak doors
• The building is composed of four rectilinear volumes of varying sizes
• Elevation of primary entrance is mirrored

Sources

• "Building Opening." The Jewish Post. May 1, 1958.
• University of Manitoba, Winnipeg Building Index: http://wbi.lib.umanitoba.ca/WinnipegBuildings/showBuilding.jsp?id=1676

Locations of Supporting Information

• Church of the Living Hope