Vancouver Centennial Plaque #42 – The First Synagogue

Address:           700 E Pender St

Status:             Still up

42. THE FIRST SYNAGOGUE

Vancouver's first synagogue, Sons of Israel, was erected here in 1911-12. The building was moved to the back of this site to allow the larger Schara Tzedeck Synagogue to be built in 1921. It became the home of the orthodox congregation under the spiritual leadership of Rabbi Nathan Pastinksy.

Credit: Vancouver Centennial Commission, Historic Plaque Program – list and documentation plaques 1-49 (June 18, 1986). Courtesy of Vancouver Archives