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Jewish Museum & Cultural Center


Region: Tidewater and Hampton Roads
Locality: Portsmouth City

607 Effingham Street
P.O. Box 7962
Portsmouth, VA 23707

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This Colonial-Revival style building was once home to Chevra T'helim Synagogue, Its interior represents a rare surviving example of East European Jewish Orthodoxy. It is recognized by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and designated an historic site by the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The museum houses artifacts and exhibits that reflect the history of the Hampton Roads Jewish community. On display is an eighteenth-century Torah Scroll rescued from a synagogue in Czechoslovakia.

Tours and lectures are on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays from 2-4 p.m.

Accessibility: Accessible (click for more) 

Hours:
Opens: 2:00 PM
Closes: 4:00 PM


Admission Fee: $3 adult/$1 child

Children Welcome

Telephone:
Phone: (757) 391-9266

Website:
www.chevrathelim.org


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