Temple B'nai Sholom (Quincy, Illinois)
- Temple B'nai Sholom (Quincy, Illinois)
Temple B’nai Sholom, is a synagogue in Quincy, Illinois. It was built in 1870 in the Moorish Revival style.
The original, 80 foot high, twin minaret-style towers were damaged by a tornado in 1947 and not replaced. [ [http://smallsynagogues.com/quincy_hannibal_mo.htm Small Synagogues: Life Along the Mississippi: Quincy, Illinois and Hannibal, Missouri] ] [ [http://www.lib.niu.edu/1998/iht519829.html Jewish Life in Quincy in the Nineteenth Cenrury] ]
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External links
* [http://bnaisholomquincy.com/history.php History of B’nai Sholom Temple]
* [http://www.quincynet.com/explore/worship/ch062.htm Quincy,Net listing for Temple B'Nai Sholom]
* [http://www.lib.niu.edu/1998/iht519829.html Jewish Life in Quincy in the Nineteenth Cenrur (shows lost minarets)]
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