Building Name: | Beth Israel |
Native Name: | Hebrew: בית ישראל |
Image Upright: | 1.4 |
Map Type: | USA Virginia |
Map Size: | 250 |
Map Relief: | 1 |
Location: | 920 Franklin Road, Roanoke, Virginia |
Country: | United States |
Coordinates: | 37.2648°N -79.9459°W |
Religious Affiliation: | Conservative Judaism |
Status: | Synagogue |
Functional Status: | Active |
Leadership: | Rabbi Fabian Werbin |
Architect: | Frye and Stone |
Architecture Type: | Synagogue |
Architecture Style: | Classical Revival |
Established: | 1900 |
Year Completed: | 1925 |
Materials: | Brick |
Beth Israel Synagogue (Hebrew: בית ישראל) is a Conservative synagogue located at 920 Franklin Road in Roanoke, Virginia, in the United States. The synagogue was founded in 1900, and as of 2009, it had a membership of approximately 160 families and individuals.[1]
The 1925 building, designed by Frye and Stone, combines Classical Revival features in an unusual and rather severe design. A two-story Ionic portico, with an entablature, is engaged with and centered on the stepped gabled and parapeted façade. Doors and windows occupy each of the bays between the columns. A small Star of David occupies the gable.[2]
In 2007 the synagogue completed an expansion and renovation of its building, carefully planned so that the original facade, part of Roanoke's Old Southwest historic district, was unaltered.[3]
Rabbi Fabian Werbin commenced in 2008.[1]