Historic Sites of Manitoba: Shaarey Zedek Synagogue (561 Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg)

This stone building on Wellington Crescent in Winnipeg was designed by the local architectural firm of Green Blankstein Russell for the congregation of Shaarey Zedek Synagogue to replace an earlier structure on Dagmar Street. Its cornerstone was dedicated at a ceremony on 5 June 1949 attended by Lieutenant Governor Roland Fairbairn McWilliams, Premier Douglas Lloyd Campbell, Mayor Garnet Coulter, Reverend W. Gerald Burch, Rabbi Milton Aron, and Congregation President Hyman Kay.

The synagogue was constructed between 1949 and 1950. Its stained glass windows were designed by artist Leo Mol and its tabernacle doors were made by sculptor Hubert A. Garnier.

Shaarey Zedek Synagogue (April 2020)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90013, W97.14431
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

“Synagogue cornerstone ceremony ‘act of faith’,” Winnipeg Tribune, 6 June 1949, page 15.

This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 7 September 2024

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