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Congregation Shivtei Yeshuron-Ezras Israel

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Congregation Shivtei Yeshuron Ezras Israel (Hebrew: קאנגרעגיישאן שבטי ישורון עזרת ישראל) is an unaffiliated Jewish congregation and synagogue located in the Pennsport neighborhood of South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The congregation moved to its current location in 1909 and had purchased the building by 1917. It is South Philadelphia's oldest continuously active synagogue building and congregation. Religious services are lay led and conducted in the Ashkenazi rite. The congregation offers cultural events and tours open to the public.

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Congregation Shivtei Yeshuron-Ezras Israel
South 4th Street, Philadelphia South Philadelphia

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