Congregation of Sinai Temple
They started as the Reformed Sinai Temple in 1932 in a house at 188 Sumner Avenue. Which was built as the Lanthrop House in 1899. This is near both Washington Street and Forest Park Avenue.
In 1950 as Congregation of Sinai Temple they moved to 1100 Dickinson Street in Springfield near the Longmeadow line.
B’Nai Jacob or Sons of Jacob
2 Eunice Dr in 1963.
Congress St in 1921
Sons of Israel is now Daniel’s New Bethel Church of God in Christ and is at 1321 Dwight Street in Springfield. The temple is from 1924. It changed its name soon after 1924.
Beth Israel had a first location called the Gray’s Avenue Shul since 1892.
Their second location is at 565 Chestnut Street of Springfield since 1923. It would become the Hispanic Pentecostal Church.
The External SITE has the best explanation.
| congregation | synagogue | cemetery | origins | cemetery origins | community |
| Kodimoh | synagogue | cemetery WS | 1916-2007 | Springfield | |
| Kesser Israel | synagogue | cemetery S | 1900-2007 | 1909 | Springfield |
| Temple Beth El | synagogue | cemetery WS | 1913-still | Springfield | |
| City of Homes | cemetery S | 1902 as social club – still | 1918 | Springfield | |
| Sons of Israel | synagogue | cemetery S | 1902-1970s? | 1927 | Springfield |
| Congregation of Sinai Temple | synagogue | cemetery S | 1932-still | 1948 | Springfield |
| Beth Israel | synagogue | cemetery WS | 1892-2007 | 1892 | Springfield |
| B’Nai Jacob | synagogue | cemetery WS | 1891 (1963 to Longmeadow) | Springfield | |
| Sons of Zion | synagogue | cemetery | 1901 | 1896 | Holyoke |
| Rodphey Sholom | synagogue | cemetery | 1902 | 1924 | Holyoke |
| Congregation B’nai Israel | synagogue | cemetery | 1906 | Northampton | |
| Hebrew Society Cemetery | cemetery | 1928 | Northampton |
Congregation B’nai Torah is the 2007 merger of Beth Israel, Kesser Israel, and Kodimoh. Their three cemeteries are under their control. The temple is at 2 Eunice Drive.
Springfield Jewish Community Center in Longmeadow Massachusetts
Kodimoh Synagogue is at 124 Sumner Avenue and is from 1960.
The building they started in in 1923 (the Congregation Kodimoh Synagogue) is on Oakland Street LINK. They own the Congregation Kodimoh Cemetery in West Springfield. Cemetery LINK. The congregation dates back to 1916 and its origin is in this Forest Park neighborhood.
Hampshire County Courthouse
Huntington 1902 A – Easthampton B – Plainfield 1902 – Middlefield – Westhampton M
Northampton D – Chesterfield – Granby T – Cummington 1902 P – Hadley P – Prescott – Southampton 1902 – Worthington B – Williamsburg 1902
T Amherst 1902 – Enfield F – Goshen D – Hatfield – Ware
In 1902 there was also South Hadley, Belchertown, and Pelham in Hampshire County but they are not on the fountain.
Forest Park Heights Historic District
Longhill
Maplewood Terrace
Magnolia Terrace
Entry Dingle Heights
Temple Beth El has its cemetery in West Springfield. FINDAGRAVE The cemetery has its own page on my site LINK.
Temple Beth El has a web site EXTERNAL LINK. Their history is very well explained at the same page EXTERNAL LINK. Their organization started in 1913. The first building that they made was in 1918 at 150 Fort Pleasant Avenue. The Forest Park Hebrew School was close by. In 1937 the United Hebrew School was made on Oakland Street.
A new temple was built in 1953 on Dickinson Street but it had a severe fire and another one was made in 1968.
