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Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County

1904 establishments in Pennsylvania20th-century synagogues in the United StatesCemeteries in Chester County, PennsylvaniaConservative synagogues in PennsylvaniaJewish cemeteries in Pennsylvania
Jewish organizations established in 1904Religious buildings and structures in Chester County, PennsylvaniaSynagogues completed in 1924Synagogues completed in 1995

Beth Israel Congregation is a Conservative synagogue located at 385 Pottstown Pike (Route 100) in Upper Uwchlan Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The congregation was founded in Coatesville in 1904 as Kesher Israel by Eastern European immigrants, and formally chartered as "Beth Israel" in 1916. It constructed its first building in 1923, and expanded it after World War II.Linda Joy Holtzman was appointed rabbi in 1979, the first female rabbi appointed to lead a Conservative congregation in the United States. Holtzman served until 1985, and was succeeded by Michael Charney. The congregation purchased its current property in 1989, and completed its facility there in 1995. Charney was succeeded in 2015 by Jon Cutler.

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Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County
Pottstown Pike, Upper Uwchlan Township

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Pottstown Pike

Pottstown Pike
19480 Upper Uwchlan Township
Pennsylvania, United States
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