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Auckland
Princess Street Synagogue
The Princes Street Synagogue opened in 1885,
although there was a Jewish community in Auckland
since the 1840s. In 1967 the congregation moved from Princess Street
to the present site in Greys Avenue. The Princess Street edifice has been
converted for use as a branch of the National Bank.
Beth Israel Orthodox Synagogue
and Communal Centre
108-116 Greys Avenue, P.O. Box #68-224; tel.:
(09) 373-2908; fax: (09) 303-2147
Designed by local architect and congregation member
John Goldwater,
the airy 750-seat synagogue sports an impressive
three-dimensional Star of David light that hovers over the bima.
Auckland Hebrew Congregation:
108-116 Greys Avenue, Auckland, New Zealand
Or: Box #68-224, Auckland, New Zealand
e-mail: jay-el@ihug.co.nz
Temple Beth Shalom Liberal
Congregation
180 Manukau Road, Epson (Auckland suburb); tel.:
(09) 524-4139; fax: (09) 524-7075.
This is a modern structure, in the tradition of
many suburban American synagogues.
Dunedin
Dunedin experienced a gold strike in 1880s.
In 1882, Dunedin’s 200 Jews built a Greek revival
synagogue with 500 seats and a double balcony.
Gold ran out by the early twentieth century.
(Former) Synagogue
Built in 1864, the synagogue was later taken over
by the Freemasons and still stands today.
Dunedin Jewish Community
George Street, corner of Dundas Street
Ms Diana Rothstein
116 Stafford Street
Dunedin
ph 03 477 1974
diana.rothstein@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
Wellington
Jewish Progressive Congregation/Temple
Sinai
147 Ghuznee Street, Wellington
Tel.: (04) 385-0720
Fax: (04) 385-0572
E-mail: temple@freemail.co.nz
Internet: http://www.sinai.org.nz
You will be warmly greeted inside this 1959-founded
85-seat synagogue, where an estimated one-third of the members have converted
to Judaism.
Wellington Jewish Community
Centre
80 Webb Street, tel. & fax: (04) 384-5081
Completed in 1977 and sitting on the same block
as the Beth El Orthodox Synagogue (see below) and the Wellington Jewish
Social Club, the Centre is the focal point for Jewish clubs and societies.
It sports a 700-seat main sanctuary and a 90-seat junior synagogue.
Eat kosher? With no kosher restaurants in New Zealand, visitors can
order a kosher meal by contacting the Centre at tel.: (3) 843-136.
Wellington Hebrew Congregation/Beth-El
Orthodox Synagogue
80 Webb Street; tel. & fax: (04) 384-5081
Originally organized in 1843, the new synagogue
was built in 1977. A Kosher co-op store is present.
