| Etz Chaim Synagogue | |
|---|---|
 Exterior view of the synagogue, in 2015 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Judaism |
| Rite | |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | |
| Leadership | Rabbi Gary S. Berenson |
| Location | |
| Location | 267Congress Street,Portland,Maine 04101 |
| Country | United States |
  Location inMaine | |
| Coordinates | 43°39′44″N70°15′09″W / 43.662095°N 70.252478°W /43.662095; -70.252478 |
| Architecture | |
| General contractor | Louis Serota |
| Established | 1917 (1917)(as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1921 |
| Website | |
| etzchaim-portland | |
Etz Chaim Synagogue (transliterated fromHebrew as "Tree of Life") is aunaffiliatedJewish congregation,synagogue, andJewish history museum, located at 267Congress Street, at the head ofIndia Street, inPortland,Maine, United States. The congregation is the only immigrant-eraEuropean-style synagogue remaining in Maine.[1] It was founded in 1917 as anEnglish-languageOrthodoxSefardi congregation, rather than in theYiddish-language tradition; and the synagogue was completed in 1921.[2] Inc. 2003, the dwindling Orthodox congregation became egalitarian and unaffiliated with any movement.
Gary S. Berenson is the congregation'srabbi.[3]
Located in the India Street Historic District, the building has also housed the Maine Jewish Museum since 2010.[4]
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