Jewish Synagogues and Temples
The street addresses and dates in the following index represent our best effort to provide accurate information. However, the reader should keep in mind that the information was compiled from a variety of sources including community and congregation histories and therefore some of the dates may be inconsistent.
The Jewish Genealogical Society of St. Louis also contributed to the development of this page.
Any location not otherwise designated is in the City of St. Louis.
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The Map
A Google map showing the location of each congregation is at Jewish Synagogues and Temples Map.
The List
| Congregation | Location | Approximate Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Adas B’nai Israel | 5596 Ridge Avenue, Wellston | 1924– |
| Agudas Israel of St. Louis | 8202 Delmar Boulevard, University City | 1961– |
| Ahavas Achim | Goodfellow & Romaine | 1900– |
| Ahbath Achim | 1385 Goodfellow Boulevard | 1930–circa 1938 |
| Ahvas Achim Anshel Rumania | 1015 North 19th Street 1007 North 19th Street |
1912–1920 1910–1911 |
| Ahwas Achim Anshel Rumania | North 19th & Wash Street | 1908 |
| Ahwas Anshel Rumania | 1017 North 19th Street | 1920– |
| Amoona El | Unknown | 1842–1855 |
| Anshei Woliner | 1024 North 7th Street | 1889–1901 |
| Bais Abraham Congregation | 6910 Delmar Boulevard, University City 6166 Delmar Boulevard, University City 1414 Goodfellow Boulevard 7th Street between Cole and Franklin @38.633800,-90.189413 |
1973- 1961–1973 1929–1961 1894-1929 |
| Beit B’resheet Hebrew Congregation [Messianic] | 11510 Old St. Charles Road, Bridgeton | 2011– |
| Beit Shira | 24 Beacon Hill Lane, Creve Coeur | 2011- |
| Beit Tefilah Messianic Jewish Congregation | 9801 Olive Boulevard, Creve Coeur | 1996- |
| Beth Abraham | Goodfellow Boulevard & Wells 1401 Carr Street 13th & Carr Streets |
1920– 1916–1920 1909–1916 |
| Beth David | 1526 Belt Avenue 1518 Belt Avenue |
1920–1930 1910–1920 |
| Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol (This congregation name had various spellings over the years.) | 1227 North & South Road, University City 5877 Bartmer Avenue, University City 1125 North 11th Street 1123 North 11th Street 929 North 7th Street |
2006– 1930–2005 1920–1930 1892–1920 1886–1892 |
| Beth Hatikvah Congregation | 12939 Conway Road, Creve Coeur | 1973–2011 |
| Beth Israel | 1424 Belt Avenue 1420 Biddle 921 North 9th Street |
1930– 1920–1930 1910–1920 |
| Beth Tephilah | 6351 Southwood, Clayton | 1955–1974 |
| B’nai Abraham | 6166 Delmar Boulevard Glasgow & Dickson Street @38.642965,-90.217604 |
1960–1970 Unknown |
| B’nai Amoona | 324 South Mason Road, Creve Coeur 524 Trinity Avenue, University City 1212 Academy Avenue Lucas and Garrison Streets North 13th Street & Carr Street 824 Washington Avenue |
1986– 1949–1985 1916–1948 1906–1916 1889–1906 1885–1888 |
| B’nai B’rith | 6th Street at Cerre Street @38.620201,-90.193375 | 1849–1864 |
| B’nai El Congregation | 11411 North Forty Drive, Town and Country 5574 Delmar Boulevard 3666 Flad Avenue 11th and Chouteau Cerre and 6th Street Park and 7th Street Lafayette and 9th Street |
1965–2016 1930–1965 1905–1930 1875–1905 1855–1875 1853–1855 1852–1853 |
| B’nai Yeshrum Anshei Galizian | S Broadway & Russell Blvd Third & Soulard @38.607616,-90.199169 |
1930– 1920–1929 |
| B’nai Zion (merged with Nusach Hari in 1961) | Third and Soulard @38.607616,-90.199169 S Broadway & Russell Blvd |
1918–1961 1910–1918 |
| B’rith Sholom (merged with Kneseth Israel in 1960) | 6166 Delmar Boulevard Kingshighway Boulevard & Morgan (Enright) Glasgow and Dayton North 14th Street & Carr Street 1020 Franklin Avenue @38.633792,-90.193504 Seventh and Franklin Avenue @38.633033,-90.189687 |
1928–1960 1923–1928 1911–1923 1911 1910 1908 |
| B’rith Sholom Kneseth Israel (aka BSKI) (merged with Shaare Zedek in 2013 to become Kol Rinah) | 1107 East Linden Avenue | 1960–2013 |
| Central Reform Congregation | 5020 Waterman Avenue | 1984– |
| Chabad | 8124 Delmar Boulevard | 1996– |
| Chesed Shel Emeth | 700 North & South Road 1260 North Euclid Avenue |
1950–1996 1919–1950 |
| Chevra Kadisha (This congregation name had various spellings over the years.) | 924 North 7th Street 7th Street between Franklin Avenue & Wash Street North 7th Street & Carr Street |
1885– 1879–1884 1877–1878 |
| Chevra Mishnajoth Anshei Wolhynia | 1516 Biddle Street | 1920 |
| Congregation Ahabath Achim | 1019 N 19th Street 2733 Thomas Street |
1925- |
| Congregation Bais Israel | 921 North 9th Street | 1909–1911 |
| Congregation Bais Menachem-Chabad | 8124 Delmar Boulevard, University City | 1996– |
| Congregation Beth Israel (This congregation name had various spellings over the years.) | 1424 Belt Avenue 1420 Biddle Avenue 921 North 9th Street |
1930– 1920–1929 1909–1910 |
| Congregation B’nai Amoona (See B’nai Amoona) | ||
| Congregation Chai V’Sholom | 6327 Clayton Road, Richmond Heights | 2006– |
| Congregation Kol Am | 1415 Elbridge Payne Road, Chesterfield 14455 Clayton Road, Ballwin |
2006– Unknown–2005 |
| Congregation Kol HaNeshama | 675 Meramec Drive, Castlewood | 2002- |
| Congregation Shaare Emeth | 11645 Ladue Road 560 Trinity Avenue Lindell Boulevard and Vandeventer Avenue 17th & Pine |
1974– 1932–1974 1897–1932 1869–1896 |
| Emanu El (merged with B’nai B’rith) | 6th Street at Cerre Street @38.620201,-90.193375 | 1847–1864 |
| Israel of God Church | 1901 North Sarah Street | |
| Israel Tiphereth Jewish Synagogue (Orthodox Hebrew) | 4200 Blaine Avenue | 1935–1945 |
| Knesseth Israel | 2739 Dayton Avenue | 1920– |
| Knesseth Israel | 5014 Riverview Boulevard | 1917–1954 |
| Kneseth Israel | 700 South Hanley Road, Clayton 6349 Southwood Avenue, Clayton Washington Avenue, St. Louis @38.633776,-90.201506 |
1957-1959 1934-1956 1930-1934 |
| Kol Am | 1023 Chesterfield Parkway East, Chesterfield 14455 Clayton Road, Creve Coeur |
2006–2011 1982–2006 |
| Kol Rinah | 7701 Maryland Avenue, Clayton 829 North Hanley Road, University City |
2020– 2013–2020 |
| Mishgan Israel Congregation | 1428 North Garrison Avenue | |
| Nathan Harris | 1215 Glasgow Avenue | 1860–1891 |
| Nathan Harris | Glasgow Avenue & Dayton Street | 1918– |
| Nathan Harris Congregation | Glasgow Avenue & Dayton Street | 1930– |
| Neve Shalom | 1240 Dautel Lane, Creve Coeur 1040 Dautel Lane, Creve Coeur |
2001– 1989–2001 |
| Nussach Hari Jewish Synagogue [Hebrew Orthodox] | 1125 North 11th Street 1401 Carr Avenue |
1930– 1920–1930 |
| Nusach Hari (merged with B’nai Zion in 1961) | 8630 Olive Boulevard, Olivette 1395 Blackstone Avenue 1125 N. 11th Street 1401 Carr Street 13th and Biddle Streets |
1957–1961 1940–1957 1920–1940 1914–1920 1905–1914 |
| Nusach Hari B’nai Zion | 650 North Price Road, Olivette 8630 Olive Boulevard, Olivette |
2011– 1961–2011 |
| Shaare Emeth (See Congregation Shaare Emeth) | ||
| Shaare Jerusalem | 2112 Biddle Street | 1930– |
| Shaare Zedek (merged with B’rith Sholom Kneseth Israel in 2013 to become Kol Rinah) | 829 North Hanley Road, University City 5474 Delmar Boulevard 4568 Page Boulevard 4557 Cook Avenue Vandeventer Avenue & Finney Avenue 3935 Finney Avenue |
1953-2013 1949-1953 1917-1948 1906-1917 1906 5 Jun 1905 |
| Sha’arei Chesed Shul | 700 North & South Road, University City | 1996– |
| Sheerith Israel (See B’nai Amoona) | 11th Street at Franklin Avenue 9th Street and Franklin Avenue 927 North 6th Street 926 North 6th Street 626 North 6th Street 6th Street between Franklin and Washington Avenues |
1886–1900 1884–1886 1883–1884 1879–1883 1877–1879 1873–1877 |
| Sheerith S’Fard [Hebrew Orthodox] (This congregation name had various spellings over the years.) | 1500 Washington Avenue 931 North 9th Street 1500 Wash Street 921 North 9th Street 924 North 9th Street 921 North 9th Street 715 Carr Street North 7th Street & Wash Street |
1916–1922 1913–1916 1906–1913 1903 1902 1892–1902 1889–1892 1888 |
| Sheerith Shephard | 1025 North 9th Street | 1897–1899 |
| Shir Hadash | 2 Millstone Campus Drive, Creve Coeur | 2011– |
| Shirea T’hillim Jewish Synagogue [Hebrew Orthodox] (This congregation name had various spellings over the years.) | 1300 Carr Avenue 1501 Carr Avenue North 13th Street & Carr Street |
1930– 1920–1929 1908–1919 |
| Sons of Benjamin | 1006 North 7th Street | 1900–1904 |
| Temple Emanuel | 12166 Conway Road, Creve Coeur | 1956– |
| Temple Israel | 10675 Ladue Road, Creve Coeur 5001 Washington Avenue (Holy Corners) North Leffingwell Avenue & Pine Street North 19th Street & Locust Street |
1962– 1908–1962 1888–1907 1886–1888 |
| Temple of the Gates of Truth | North 17th Street & Pine Street | 1872–1885 |
| Tiphereth Israel (merged with Nathan Harris) | 4200 Blaine Avenue | 1935–1945 |
| Tiphereth Zion (merged with Nathan Harris) | 586 Lincoln Avenue @38.6888372,-90.216792 | 1900-1945 |
| Tpheris Israel (This congregation name had various spellings over the years.) | 931 North 9th Street 913 North 9th Street 9th Street & Wash Street |
1920– 1910–1919 1902–1909 |
| Tpheris Israel Chevra Kadisha | 6912 Delmar Blvd 14550 Ladue Rd, Chesterfield |
1937-1973 1973- |
| Traditional Congregation | 12437 Ladue Road, Creve Coeur | 1965– |
| United Hebrew | 13788 Conway Road, Creve Coeur 225 South Skinker Boulevard Kingshighway Boulevard & Morgan (Enright) 21st Street & Locust (Olive) Avenue 418 North 6th Street 6th Street near St. Charles Avenue @38.629674,-90.189505 6th Street 77 North 6th Street 420 North 6th Street 5th (Broadway) & Green (Lucas) |
1989– 1925–1989 1903–1925 1880–1903 1876–1879 1871–1875 1867–1870 1864–1866 1859–1863 1841–1859 |
| Young Israel of St. Louis | 8101 Delmar Boulevard, University City | 1883– |
| Zephron David Congregation | 1488 Belt Avenue 2741 Dayton Avenue 2729 Dayton Avenue |
1930– 1929–1930 1920–1929 |
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