Synagogues
Black and white photograph depicts exterior of Congregation Emanu-El, Victoria, B.C.
View of Torah ark in Congregation Emanu-El.
Two men in front of congregation in Congregation Emanu-El.
Black and white photograph depicts two men using a hammer on the exterior wall of a building, in front of a crowd.
Black and white photograph depicts a group of people watching a man in a hard hat using a hammer on the exterior wall of a building.
Black and white photograph depicts an early view of Congregation Emanu-El (as it is now called) showing boardwalk and iron fence.
B & W print.
Two copies: 6" x 4" (scanned) and 5 3/4" x 4." Written on verso of 6" x 4": "Felstein." B & W prints.
6 contact prints on 5" x 8" sheet: L.14313-L.14318. B & W print.
Mini-doc on British Columbia's Jewish community, dating from 1858. The election of Canada's first Jewish MLA, MP and Premier all took place in BC. Victoria's Temple Emmanuel, opened in 1863, is Canada's oldest continuously-operating synagogue.
