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The Bagg Street Shul or Beth Shloime (formally Congregation Temple Solomon) is an Orthodox〔, Canadian Jewish Congress Charities Committee, 2008, p. 4.〕 synagogue operating in the Montreal Plateau region of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In the early 1900s, fueled by heavy immigration, Jews established a large community in Montreal's Plateau region, around Saint Laurent Boulevard.〔 The synagogue's building, a red-brick duplex on Clark Street, was constructed in 1899. The congregation purchased the building and moved there in 1922. The sanctuary seats 350.〔("Montreal Committee Hopes To Save 1920s Beth Shloime Synagogue" ), ''Jewish Heritage Report'', Vol. I, Nos. 3-4 / Winter 1997-98.〕 The Torah ark, marble staircase, pews, ''bimah'' furniture, and chandeliers were moved to the synagogue from the McGill College location of the Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue. These items were purchased from the Shaar Hashomayim in 1918 for $1,500 ($ today). The Jewish community of Montreal's Plateau supported at least a dozen synagogues at its peak.〔 It started to decline in the 1950s, as many Jews moved further west in Montreal or to other parts of Canada. The Bagg Street Shul is the only synagogue still remaining.〔 The Bagg Street Shul remains the oldest synagogue still operating with its original congregation in its original location in Quebec. The building is recognized as a religious historical site by the Quebec government. In 2008, the congregation had 50 member families.〔 The congregation does not and has never had a paid rabbi.〔Personal communication with the current (2011) president of the shul. 〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bagg Street Shul」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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