Edenbridge, Saskatchewan
Place in Saskatchewan, Canada
53°03′18″N 104°20′38″W / 53.055°N 104.344°W / 53.055; -104.344[1]Edenbridge was a Jewish farming settlement northeast of Melfort, Saskatchewan. Its first residents came from Lithuania via South Africa. The name is an Anglicization of Yid'n Bridge (Jews' Bridge), for a nearby bridge over the Carrot River.[2]
At its peak the Edenbridge Hebrew Colony had about 170 inhabitants, a post office, a school, and a synagogue; Beth Israel Synagogue. The settlement is now abandoned.[3]
See also
- Block settlement§Jewish
- History of the Jews in Canada
- Jewish Colonies in Canada
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edenbridge, Saskatchewan.
- Moore, Frank. "Saskatchewan Ghost Towns". Our Roots.ca.[permanent dead link]
- Arnold, Abraham. "The Contribution of the Jews to the Opening and Development of the West". MHS Transactions, Series 3, Number 25, 1968-69 Season. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
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