On this site stood the Beth Israel Synagogue built in 1908 by a group of immigrants whose first settlers migrated from South Africa in 1906 to found the Edenbridge Hebrew Colony.

For over half a century this institution served a thriving Jewish farming community which in the early 1920's numbered fifty families. The lure of urban life, the advent of farm mechanization, and father time all combined to reduce this once flourishing centre to less than five families.

In 1964 the original synagogue ceased to operate as a place of worship. It's few remaining members having already transferred to Melfort.

Five hundred yards west of this point is situated the well kept Edenbridge Hebrew Cemetery where many of the community's pioneers lie at rest.