 It replaced the earlier wooden Congregation of the Children of Israel synagogue built in 1891 at 2nd Avenue, South & 7th Street.Montefiore Cemetery in Grand Forks is one of many institutions named for Sir Moses Montefiore.On October 13, 2011, B'nai Israel Synagogue and Montefiore Cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places





The congregation was first chartered on August 26, 1891.