Mount Zion, 10th Street and Minnesota Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota (1856-1882)

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Mount Zion
The First Mt. Zion building on 10th and Minnesota, St. Paul. The building served as the congregations home from 1871-81.
City/locality- State/province	Saint Paul, Minnesota
County- State/province:	Ramsey County, Minnesota
State/province:	Minnesota
Country:	United States
Year built:	1856
Year razed:	1882
Primary Style:	Gothic Revival
Historic Function:	Religious/Place of worship
Historic Function:	Synagogue
Notes:	First Synagogue and Jewish congregation in the State

Rabbis: Kalman Lion, acting rabbi with Canter Shochet followed by: 1873-Rabbi Leopold Wintner 1874-5 - J. Burgheim; 1875-78 Isaac N. Cohen 1878-1886 - Judah Wechsler;

Affiliation: Modern Orthodox

Cemeteries: Mount Zion Cemetery, 1670 Payne Ave. at Larpenteur, St. Paul. Established in 1856. Used by all Jews without regard to congregational membership; earlier cemetery located at Front and Sylvan. Used until 1889.

Contents 1 History 2 Memories and stories 3 Badges 4 Photo Gallery 5 Related Links 6 Notes

History

• 1st Building: 10th and Minnesota, St Paul: 1870
• 2nd Building: 10th and Minnesota, St Paul: 1882
• 3rd Building: Avon and Holly and Grotto, St Paul: 1904-1954
• 4th Building: 1300 Summitt Ave., St Paul: 1954-present

Memories and stories

Badges

This place is part of the Upper Midwest Synagogue Tour

This place is part of the Historic Jewish St. Paul Tour

Photo Gallery

Related Links

Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest http://www.jhsum.org

Mount Zion Congregation http://www.mzion.org/Secondary.cfm?PageID=10200

Minnesota Reflections http://reflections.mndigital.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/jhs&CISOPTR=352&CISOBOX=1&REC=13

Notes