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1461 Patricia Bay Hwy, Victoria, BC V8W 2J3, Canada
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N48° 25' 38.3736" W123° 21' 41.9364"
(48.427326, -123.361649)
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Congregation Emanu-El is a synagogue in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is the oldest surviving synagogue on Vancouver Island. It can also boast of being the oldest synagogue building on the west coast of North America. Founded by 1859 when the cemetery is known to have been dedicated, in 1863 the congregation built the synagogue that is still in use. It is affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. The building is a National Historic Site of Canada, and has also been designated as a heritage property under the provincial Local Government Act.
