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CONGREGATION
BETH SHALOM |
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7525 E
Northern Lights Blvd
Anchorage
AK 99504
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Congregation
Beth Sholom was first organized on September 5, 1958. It was on
that day that 20 people gathered in Burt and Bobbie Goldberg's
home to welcome the Shabbat and organize a synagogue. The only
Jewish services in Anchorage were being conducted by chaplains on
Elmendorf Air Force Base, and organizers wanted to establish a
Jewish identity for their children which was anchored to the city.
"After quite a few heated discussions as to whether to
affiliate with Reform or Conservative organizations" said Bea
Rose, first secretary for CBS, "the Congregation formally
affiliated with the Reform Movement in May 1960, while it
continued to meet in borrowed facilities." |
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