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Anshei Israel Synagogue

1936 establishments in ConnecticutBuildings and structures in New London County, ConnecticutLisbon, ConnecticutNational Register of Historic Places in New London County, ConnecticutSynagogues completed in 1936
Synagogues in ConnecticutSynagogues on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
LisbonCT AnsheiIsraelSynagogue
LisbonCT AnsheiIsraelSynagogue

Anshei Israel Synagogue is a historic synagogue located in Lisbon, Connecticut, United States. The Orthodox congregation was founded with 15 families and constructed the synagogue in 1936. It was built by George Allen & Sons. The interior is a single room that is lined with five benches before the sacred ark. The congregation's membership dwindled throughout the 1940s and 1950s, limiting the services to holidays before finally closing in the early 1980s. Rules in the congregation were not as strictly enforced as in the Old World, as there was no curtain to separate the sexes and distant members were allowed to drive part of the way to its services. The Town of Lisbon took ownership of the property in the 1980s. The synagogue is currently maintained by the Lisbon Historical Society. The synagogue was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

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Anshei Israel Synagogue
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