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NO. 654 SITE OF THE FIRST JEWISH SYNAGOGUE OWNED BY A CONGREGATION ON THE PACIFIC COAST - The building that stood on this site was prefabricated in Baltimore and shipped around Cape Horn in 1849. It originally housed the Methodist Episcopal Church, whose trustees sold the edifice on June 4, 1852 to Alexander Myer, Joseph Levison, and Charles Friedman, Officers of the Association of the Children of Israel (B'nai Israel), to serve as the first synagogue on the Pacific Coast, dedicated on September 3, 1852. The congregation followed the orthodox tradition until 1880, when it became an adherent of reform Judaism.

Location

In sidewalk, east side of 7th St between Capitol and L, Sacramento
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CHL No. 654 Site of Jewish Synagogue Site Plaque in Sidewalk

CHL No. 654 Site of Jewish Synagogue Site Plaque in Sidewalk

CHL No. 654 Site of Jewish Synagogue Site State Street Sign