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Beracha Veshalom Vegimulth Hasidim Synagogue

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
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Type: Religious Sites, Historic Sites
Description: Sephardic Jews fleeing the Spanish Inquisition built the oldest active synagogue in the U.S. territories.
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Irvine ca
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 February 2013

Beautiful synagogue. It is important to watch the video so you can appreciate the history of the Temple and the members , about 100 families belong and there are about 1000 Jewish families on St. Thomas

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Norway
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 February 2013

Sand on the floor, rather old fashioned posters to tell the history of the Jewish community in the Virgin Islands. Not wery much to see, but interesting to have ben there.

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New York City, New York
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 January 2013

A beautiful old Synagogue that has changed with the times, transforming itself as the population changes. You must know that it's up a very steep hill. When we got off of the cruise line, we asked about a taxi to the synagogue. They charged us an extra dollar each for the ride. ($5 instead of $4!) The best value of... More

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Walnut Creek, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 January 2013

We visited the Synagogue and were invited to a service on Friday evening. The people were very friendly, and the service was very nice with music.

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South Amboy, New Jersey
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 December 2012

The synagogue is located on the top of the hill and is definitely worth a bit of a hike to see it. It is a beautiful building with a sand floor. There is a video which explains the synagogue's history and explains the reason for the sand. Even though we were not there during a service, there was a very... More

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Fletcher, North Carolina
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 December 2012

As we were walking around town there was a group of men with travelers menorahs and dreidels. They gave us a menorah on the 5th day of Chanakah and some dreidels to take with us. Thanks so much, Shalom

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 December 2012

after visiting the synagogue in curacao, we wanted to see the 2nd oldest in the western hemisphere. Cantor Diane was awesome and even open the ark to allow use a view of the awesome torahs.the struggles and the faith of this small congregation is empowering. consider becoming a chai member for $36 a year. The synagogue is up a steep... More

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sjc
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 September 2012

Of course it is a historic place and you can read about that elsewhere. On short notice I found myself on St Thomas and it was Erev Rosh Hashanah! It is more about the people who make the building what it is. I was so welcomed by people and made to feel so at home, while so far from home.... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 September 2012

Very attractive place with a sand floor. Video of Jewish history in VI and nice architecture. A little off the beaten path in CA, but worth the hunt.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 August 2012

Loved the sand floor and the DVD, which taught us a lot about Jews in the Caribbean. This is a nice little side trip away from the shopping madness on the main streets of Charlotte Amalie.

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