Beth Joseph Synagogue
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The Historic Beth Joseph Tupper Lake Synagogue and Gallery is a synagogue
in Tupper Lake, New York
that was built in 1905, although it was closed for over three decades.http://books.google.com/books?id=I0GviYfRKOsC&pg=PA78&dq=Beth+Joseph+Synagogue&hl=en&ei=YxlTTKjgGsH78Aa9kYDCBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Beth%20Joseph%20Synagogue&f=false Today, it is the oldest synagogue in the Adirondack Mountains
, but it is only open in the summer. It houses a small museum.
Synagogue
A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer. This use of the Greek term synagogue originates in the Septuagint where it sometimes translates the Hebrew word for assembly, kahal...
in Tupper Lake, New York
Tupper Lake (town), New York
Tupper Lake is a town in the southwest corner of Franklin County, New York. The population was 5,971 at the 2010 census. The town contains a village called Tupper Lake. Until July 2004, the town was known as Altamont, not be confused with the village of Altamont in Albany County.-History:In 1850...
that was built in 1905, although it was closed for over three decades.http://books.google.com/books?id=I0GviYfRKOsC&pg=PA78&dq=Beth+Joseph+Synagogue&hl=en&ei=YxlTTKjgGsH78Aa9kYDCBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Beth%20Joseph%20Synagogue&f=false Today, it is the oldest synagogue in the Adirondack Mountains
Adirondack Mountains
The Adirondack Mountains are a mountain range located in the northeastern part of New York, that runs through Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Saint Lawrence, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington counties....
, but it is only open in the summer. It houses a small museum.