Edenbridge, Saskatchewan

Place in Saskatchewan, Canada

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

1. "Edenbridge". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
2. Gordon, Gita (November 10, 2008). "Building a bridge to Eden". Jerusalem Post.
3. Haimovitch, Mordechai (December 21, 2014). "A journey to Saskatchewan's Jewish past". Jerusalem Post.

External links

• 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.