Kesher Zion

Kesher Zion
Religion
AffiliationConservative Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusSynagogue
LeadershipRabbi David B. Sislen
StatusActive
Location
Location555 Warwick Drive, Wyomissing, Reading, Pennsylvania 19610
CountryUnited States
Kesher Zion is located in Pennsylvania
Kesher Zion
Location in Pennsylvania
Geographic coordinates40°20′00″N 75°54′47″W / 40.333445°N 75.913053°W / 40.333445; -75.913053
Architecture
Date established1929 (as a congregation)
Website
www.kesherzion.org

Kesher Zion is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue located 555 Warwick Drive, Wyomissing in Reading, Pennsylvania, in the United States.

Congregations B'nai Zion and Kesher Israel merged to form Kesher Zion in 1929.[1]

In April 1978, vandals painted seven swastikas on the walls, doors, and columns of the synagogue.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Reading synagogue closing its doors". Reading Eagle. October 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "Reading Anti-Semites Paint Town". The Jewish Exponent. May 5, 1978.
  3. ^ "Swastikas Painted on Jewish Buildings". Philadelphia Daily News. May 1, 1978.