St. Thomas Synagogue

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Sephardic synagogue historic site religious building synagogue

St. Thomas Synagogue is a historic Sephardic Jewish synagogue in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands, renowned as one of the oldest continuously used synagogues in the Western Hemisphere.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Sephardic synagogue → historic site → religious building → synagogue →
affiliation	Hebrew Congregation of St. Thomas →
alsoKnownAs	Beracha Veshalom Vegmiluth Hasadim Synagogue →
architecturalStyle	Caribbean vernacular architecture → Neoclassical architecture →
built	1833 →
category	National Historic Landmarks in the United States Virgin Islands → Sephardi Jewish culture in the Caribbean → Synagogues in the United States Virgin Islands →
constructionMaterial	coral stone →
country	United States →
dateAddedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces	1997 →
denomination	Orthodox Judaism →
designationAsNationalHistoricLandmark	1997 →
earlierSynagogueDestroyedBy	fire →
floorMaterial	sand →
founded	1796 →
foundedBy	Sephardic Jews → Spanish and Portuguese Jews →
hasCemetery	yes →
hasFeature	ark on eastern wall → bimah in center of sanctuary → separate women’s gallery →
hasRitual	Orthodox Jewish services → Sephardic liturgy →
heritage	Spanish and Portuguese Jewish tradition →
heritageDesignation	U.S. National Historic Landmark → U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing →
isOneOf	oldest continuously used synagogues in the Western Hemisphere → oldest synagogues in the United States territories →
locatedIn	Caribbean → Charlotte Amalie → Saint Thomas → United States Virgin Islands →
nativeName	Beracha Veshalom Vegmiluth Hasadim →
notableFeature	brass chandeliers → coral-limestone walls → mahogany furnishings → sand-covered floor →
openToPublic	yes →
religion	Judaism →
servesCommunity	Jewish community of Saint Thomas →
touristAttraction	yes →
tradition	Sephardi Judaism →
yearCompleted	1833 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
St. Thomas Synagogue ("Hebrew Congregation of St. Thomas") →	affiliation
St. Thomas Synagogue ("Beracha Veshalom Vegmiluth Hasadim Synagogue") →	alsoKnownAs
National Historic Landmarks in the United States Virgin Islands →	hasMember
Charlotte Amalie →	hasReligiousBuilding
St. Thomas Synagogue ("Jewish community of Saint Thomas") →	servesCommunity