Series S1 - Audiovisual materials

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  • ca. 1900 -2010 (Creation)
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    Beth Israel Congregation

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ca. 1100 photographs, 6 videocassettes : VHS and 71 audio cassettes

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(1908-)

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Founded as a singular Jewish community in Kingston in 1908, Beth Israel Orthodox Congregation was so named on October 9, 1910, when Simon Oberndorffer laid the cornerstone for Kingston's first synagogue building. The shul was located at 148 Queen Street and adopted the name. Beth Israel Orthodox congregation members are served through a variety of programs and events, such as adult education, a Talmud Torah School, Jewish community events, and regular Friday evening and Saturday services. Most significantly, Beth Israel gives people the opportunity to share life cycle events and to feel part of a vibrant Kingston Jewish community. While established as an Orthodox congregation, in 2012, Beth Israel adopted the ritual of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism in its egalitarian form allowing every member of the “Kehilla” (congregation) to participate fully and equally in all religious practices.
Its mission is as follows: "The Beth Israel Congregation is committed to meeting the religious, educational, social and cultural needs of our members in a warm, welcoming, and supportive atmosphere. Beth Israel is a house of worship and also a meeting place for the wider Jewish community in Southeast Ontario."

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This series was mainly compiled by the 75th anniversary committee in preparations for the celebrations and subsequent book publication. Photographic material was gathered from congregation members pertaining to early families and events in the Kingston Jewish community. There is a good index of named individuals and subjects for searching. In addition to photographs, Interviews were conducted with various families and these recordings are also part of this series. There is a small amount of post 75th anniversary material but it is not described in as detailed a manner. The 100th anniversary is reflected in a multimedia format in a DVD set.

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Transcripts of some of the interviews can be found in the committees series.

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