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Published on : May 11 2021
Last modified on : February 26 2025
Alert submitted by: Tim Landau
In 1913, the Shomrim Laboker congregation acquired this residence and converted it into a synagogue. Stained glass windows in the interior and the brick Star of David on the façade are reminders of this use.
Ancienne synagogue Shomrim Laboker
Source: © Shorim Laboker © David Kaufman
In 1950, the community moved to the Côte-des-Neiges – Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough, at the corner of Westbury and Plamondon avenues. The building was sold to an egg and dairy products merchant from the Jewish community.
At the turn of the 1980s, the École de mimes corporels also moved into the building.
Vacant for several years, the building had deteriorated rapidly: by 2020, half of the brick Star of David on the façade had disappeared.
In 2023, major work was carried out on the former synagogue. The façade was restored to its original appearance, highlighting the Star of David integrated into the elegant red brickwork.
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal borough
Mechanisms for protection
Urban Development
Private: company
Vacant
No upkeep
Demand for land, speculation
Demolition
Unknown
Owner
Commercial
Religious
Around 1895
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