Congregation Beth Israel, Worcester

Name: Congregation Beth Israel
Address: Worcester, United States

#76 among attractions in Worcester

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Congregation Beth Israel is an egalitarian Conservative congregation located at 15 Jamesbury Drive in Worcester, Massachusetts. Founded in 1924 as an Orthodox synagogue, it formally affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism in 1949, and describes itself as the "leading Conservative congregation in Central Massachusetts." ()

Completed: 1959 (65 years ago)Coordinates: 42°16'59"N, 71°49'41"W

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West Worcester (Salisbury Street)Worcester United States

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Congregation Beth Israel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bancroft Tower, Worcester State University, Becker College, Institute Park.

0.8 miSE
Tower, Historical place, Memorial
Bancroft Tower, Worcester
20 min walk • Bancroft Tower is a 56-foot-high natural stone and granite tower, which looks like a miniature feudal castle. It is located in Salisbury Park, in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts.
1.3 miSW
Universities and schools
Worcester State University, Worcester
35 min walk • Worcester State University is a public university in Worcester, Massachusetts. One of 9 state universities in Massachusetts, Worcester State offers a liberal arts and sciences curriculum and enrolls nearly 5500 undergraduates and more than 900 graduate students.
1.3 miSE
Universities and schools
Becker College, Worcester
33 min walk • Becker College was a private college in Worcester and Leicester, Massachusetts. Becker College traced its history from the union of two Massachusetts educational institutions—one founded in 1784 and the other in 1887.
1.2 miE
Park
Institute Park, Worcester
32 min walk • Institute Park is a public park in Worcester, Massachusetts. Founded on donated land in 1887, it is located next to the campus of Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The park is 24.6 acres in size.
1.1 miE
Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester
27 min walk • The Worcester Center for Crafts, located at 25 Sagamore Road, Worcester, Massachusetts, is one of Worcester's oldest cultural institutions and was one of the first organizations of its kind in the United States.
1.1 miS
Park
Elm Park, Worcester
28 min walk • Elm Park is an historic park in Worcester, Massachusetts. The land the park resides on was purchased in 1854, making it one of the first public purchases of land expressly intended for use as a municipal park in the United States, after Bushnell Park in Hartford, purchased earlier that year.
1 miSE
Specialty museum, Library, Museum
American Antiquarian Society, Worcester
26 min walk • The American Antiquarian Society, located in Worcester, Massachusetts, is both a learned society and a national research library of pre-twentieth-century American history and culture.
1.1 miNW
Synagogue
Temple Emanuel Sinai, Worcester
28 min walk • Temple Emanuel Sinai is a medium-sized Reform Jewish synagogue located in Worcester, Massachusetts, New England's second largest city.
1.1 miSE
Museum
Aldus Chapin Higgins House, Worcester
29 min walk • The Aldus Chapin Higgins House is a historic house at 1 John Wing Road, on the campus of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, in Worcester, Massachusetts. Built in 1921, it is one of the city's finest examples of period Revival architecture, notably including antique elements imported from Europe.
1.2 miSE
Universities and schools
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester
30 min walk • Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a private research university in Worcester, Massachusetts, that concentrates on instruction in and research into technical arts and applied sciences.
1.6 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture
George Cobb House, Worcester
40 min walk • The George Cobb House is a historic house located at 24 William Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Built about 1875, it is a well-preserved and little-altered example of late Gothic Revival architecture.

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Which popular attractions are close to Congregation Beth Israel?

Nearby attractions include Bancroft Tower, Worcester (20 min walk), Massachusetts Avenue Historic District, Worcester (23 min walk), Hammond Heights, Worcester (24 min walk).