Bagg Street Shul

The Bagg Street Shul or Beth Shloime (formally Congregation Temple Solomon) is an Orthodox[2] synagogue located at the intersection of Clark Street and Bagg Street in the Montreal Plateau region of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[3]

Congregation Temple Solomon
Bagg Street Shul
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism
Province	Quebec
Status	Active
Location
Location	Clark Street, Montreal, Quebec,  Canada
Geographic coordinates	45.516033°N 73.578685°W / 45.516033; -73.578685
Architecture
Completed	1899[1]
Specifications
Capacity	350[1]
Materials	Red brick[1]
Website
baggstreetshul.com

In the early 1900s, fueled by heavy immigration, Jews established a large community in Montreal's Plateau region, around Saint Laurent Boulevard,[3] that supported at least a dozen synagogues at its peak.[1] It started to decline in the 1950s, as many Jews moved further west in Montreal or to other parts of Canada. The Bagg Street Shul is the only synagogue still remaining.[3]

The synagogue's building, a red-brick duplex on Clark Street, was constructed in 1899. The congregation purchased the building and moved there in 1922. The sanctuary seats 350.[1] The Torah ark, marble staircase, pews, bimah furniture, and chandeliers were moved to the synagogue from the McGill College location of the Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue. These items were purchased from the Shaar Hashomayim in 1918 for $1,500 ($24,000 today).[4] The building is recognized as a heritage site by Quebec's Minister of Culture,[5] and by the City of Montreal.[6]

The Bagg Street Shul is the oldest synagogue still operating with its original congregation in its original location in Quebec.[5] As of 2008, the congregation had 50 member families.[2]