On Shushan Purim, April 15, 1892 the Adath Jeshurun Congregation assembled for the first time. Like many of the other Congregations that would follow it, Adath Jeshurun held its services in private homes. The Congregation also began raising money for the establishment of a synagogue. At times the dues were as high as 25 cents a month. It wasn't until later, in 1895, that the Congregation's first synagogue was completed at 264 Murray Street. Nine years later, in 1904, the Congregation moved to a newly-built synagogue on King Edward Avenue. The building was designed by architect John Watts and featured two onion-shaped domes in the style of Eastern European synagogues. Aaron Rosenthal laid the cornerstone on July 25, 1904. Later the Hebrew Institute was added onto the building which housed a Talmud Torah.
In 1944, the Congregation donated a ten-volume set of the Universal Jewish Encyclopaedia to the University of Ottawa. It was presented by Rabbi Oscar Z. Fasman who hoped that through the dissemination of accurate facts misunderstandings would be wiped out and social happiness would become attainable. In 1956, the Congregation Adath Jeshurun united with the Congregation Agudath Achim to form the Congregation Beth Shalom. They began holding their services at 151 Chapel Street. In February of 1999, the building on King Edward which had served as the Jewish Memorial Chapel was sold to the Seventh Day Adventists to use as their church.
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