Edenbridge, Saskatchewan

Edenbridge, Saskatchewan
Coordinates: 53.055°N 104.344°W / 53.055; -104.344[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Rural municipality	Rural Municipality of Willow Creek No. 458
Area code(s)	306 and 639

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 (1968–69). "The Contribution of the Jews to the Opening and Development of the West". MHS Transactions. Series 3 (25). Retrieved 2023-05-15.