To Build and To Be Built

Did you know the Beth El Oxford Street campus uses geothermal energy for heating?  Or that as part of the site development Beth El restored a stretch of Cordinices Creek?  During the design and building of Beth El’s new home on Oxford street, member (and architect) Alex Bergtraun wrote a series of articles for the  Builder.  Detailing everything from the materials used in the construction to the planning for the school classrooms, the articles below provide a glimpse back in time at the process of moving from dream to reality for our new home.

Click any of the links below to view a .pdf of Builder articles and take a virtual tour through time as Beth El’s Oxford Street home moved from dream to reality.

A special book of photos and memoires was designed and printed by Bob Epstein in honor of this event. If you would like to order a copy, please go to this link. If you would like to download a .pdf version, please click here.