List of synagogues in Wisconsin explained

This is a list of Wisconsin synagogues.

Name	City	Status		Notes
Baith Israel	Antigo	defunct	unknown	Founded 1915. Sold to Odd Fellows Club, 1947^[1]
Moses Montefiore Synagogue	Appleton	active	Conservative	USCJ member^[2]
Temple Zion	Appleton	defunct	Reform	Est. 1883. Was Reform. Being refurbished by current owner.^[3] Mayer (Mayo) Samuel Weiss (father of Harry Houdini) was rabbi early on.
B'nai Israel Synagogue	Ashland	defunct	unknown	Destroyed.^[4] Congregation established 1888, bought an existing church building in 1897, ceased operation and sold building in 1951, structure demolished in 1988. ^[5]
Congregation B'nai Abraham	Beloit	active	Reform	Founded 1907 as Orthodox.^[6] URJ member
Temple Sholom	Eau Claire	active	Conservative	USCJ member. Building was originally a Wesleyan Methodist Church^[7] ^[8]
Kehillath Jacob Synagogue	Fond du Lac	defunct		Built 1923^[9] ^[10]
Temple Beth Israel	Fond du Lac	active	Conservative	New building, 1959. Now open occasionally^[11]
Congregation Sinai	Milwaukee	active	Reform	^[12]
Anshe Sfard Kehillat Torah	Glendale	active		^[13]
Ohr HaTorah - Jewish Heritage Center	Glendale	active		^[14]
Congregation Cnesses Israel	Green Bay	active	Conservative	USCJ member^[15]
Sharey Zedek	Hurley	defunct	unknown	Converted to apartments^[16] ^[17] ^[18]
Beth Hillel Temple	Kenosha	active	Reform	URJ member^[19]
Chabad of Kenosha/Congregation Bnai Zedek Chabad	Kenosha	active		Chabad Lubavitch. Originally Congregation Bnai Zedek. Built 1910.^[20] ^[21]
Congregation Anche Chesed	La Crosse	defunct		Built 1867^[22]
Congregation Sons of Abraham]	La Crosse	active	Reform	URJ member. First synagogue 1905, new building 1947^[23]
Beth Israel Center	Madison	active	Conservative - Egalitarian	1944 combined congregations Beth Jacob (conservative), Agudas Achim and Adas Jeshuran (both orthodox)^[24]
	Madison	active	Reform	^[25]
Chabad Lubavitch	Madison	active	Orthodox - Hasidic	Chabad Lubavitch
Shaarei Shamayim Congregation	Madison	active	Reconstructionist	Congregation meets at Prairie UU Meeting House (Shaarei Shamayim is Hebrew for Gates of Heaven)
Gates of Heaven Synagogue	Madison	defunct		Building is now publicly available for rental. High Holiday services are held there annually and led by Hannah Rosenthal^[26]
Anshe Poale Zedek	Manitowoc	active		Built 1954^[27] ^[28]
Sons of Jacob Synagogue	Marinette	defunct	unknown	One of three synagogues in Marinette in 1903^[29]
Agudas Achim Chabad]	Mequon	active	Orthodox	Chabad Lubavitch. Founded 1986^[30]
Anshai Lebowitz	Mequon	active		Originally founded 1908,^[31] moved 1998^[32]
Beth El Ner Tamid Synagogue	Glendale	active	Conservative	USCJ member^[33]
Congregation Shir Hadash	Milwaukee	active	Reconstructionist	An affiliate of the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation^[34]
Beth Jehudah	Milwaukee	active		Founded in 1939 by Rabbi Jacob Twerski^[35]
Congregation Bais Dovid	Milwaukee	active	Orthodox	^[36]
Congregation Beth Israel	Milwaukee	active	Conservative	USCJ member^[37]
Congregation Shalom	Milwaukee	active	Reform	^[38]
Jewish REACH Russian Educational and Aid Center	Milwaukee	active		Chabad Lubavitch. Holds sabbath and holiday services^[39]
Lake Park Synagogue	Milwaukee	active		OU member^[40]
The Shul Bayside	Milwaukee	active		Chabad Lubavitch^[41]
The Shul East	Milwaukee	active		Chabad Lubavitch^[42]
Temple Menorah	Milwaukee	active	Conservative	^[43]
Temple B'nai Israel	Oshkosh	active	Reform	Congregation founded 1895. First synagogue, 1902. New building 1948. URJ Member^[44]
Beth Israel Sinai Congregation	Racine	active	Traditional	Non-affiliated^[45] ^[46]
	River Hills	active	Reform
Adas Israel	Sheboygan	defunct		Called "The White Shul". Built 1910. Converted to church^[47] ^[48]
Ahavas Sholem	Sheboygan	defunct	unknown	Called "The Brick Shul". Originally St. Mary Magdalene, Sheboygan's first Catholic church. Built before 1871. Became Sheboygan's first synagogue 1903. Destroyed (1975)
Congregation Beth El	Sheboygan	active	Conservative	Sheboygan's only non-Orthodox synagogue. Built 1944^[49]
Ohel Mosche	Sheboygan	defunct		Called "The Holman Shul". Built 1918. Destroyed
Beth Israel Synagogue		defunct	Conservative	Built 1905, disbanded 1986.^[50] Portage County Historical Society Museum. Recognized on National Register of Historic Places^[51]
Agudas Achim	Superior	defunct	unknown	Known as the Litvische Shul.^[52] Eventually replaced by Temple Beth El
Superior Hebrew Congregation	Superior	defunct	unknown	Known as the Russische Shul^[53]
Temple Beth El	Superior	defunct	unknown	Founded by former members of Agudas Achim^[54]
Congregation Emanu-El of Waukesha	Waukesha	active	Reform	^[55]
Beth Israel	Wausau	defunct	Orthodox	Founded 1917, disbanded 1950^[56]
Mount Sinai Congregation	Wausau	active	Reform	URJ member. Founded 1914. New building 1991^[57]

See also

• List of Jewish communities by country
• List of Jewish communities in North America
• List of Yeshivas and Midrashas in Israel

References

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3. Web site: City info . https://web.archive.org/web/20110825044058/http://project.wsjl.org/cityinfo.php?city=Appleton . August 25, 2011 .
4. Web site: Sharey Zedek Synagogue of Hurley Wisconsin .
5. Ashland Daily Press items on file at Ashland Historical Society.
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17. http://mattsonworks.com/july2005.html
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38. http://www.cong-shalom.org
39. http://www.chabad.org/centers/default_cdo/aid/117920/jewish/Jewish-Reach-Russian-Education-Aid-Center.htm
40. http://www.lakeparksynagogue.org
41. http://www.shulcenter.org/
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50. Web site: Museums | Portage County Historical Society .
51. Web site: Mount Sinai Congregation - Wausau, WI - Stevens Point Synagogue Recognized . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727100648/http://www.mswisc.org/stevens_point_synagogue_recognized/ . July 27, 2011 .
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