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Cedar Crest College
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Carbon Career and Technical Institute
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Congregation Brith Sholom
- 1190 W Macada Rd
- Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- 18017-3029
- Phone: (610) 866-8009
- Website
Description
In 1889, a group of families in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, joined together to build a synagogue and, in 1897, construction of Brith Sholom Talmud Tora was completed. By the 1920s, Bethlehem was home to nearly 200 Jewish families. A small group of visionary leaders then developed and carried out plans to build a new building that would house both the synagogue and a community center. Situated prominently at the corner of Brodhead and Packer Avenues, the Brith Sholom Community Center contained a 600-seat sanctuary, a social hall, a gymnasium, swimming pool, library, dining room, classrooms, chapel and lounges. The synagogue hired an ordained rabbi and a full-time director. The Community Center thrived until 1929, when the Great Depression ended years of prosperity.