Edenbridge was a Jewish farming settlement northeast of Melfort

Melfort, Saskatchewan

Melfort is a small Canadian city in Saskatchewan, approximately southeast of Prince Albert, northwest of Saskatoon and north of Regina.According to The World Gazetteer, its population as of 2004 was 5,400...

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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

Carrot River

The Carrot River is a river in northeastern Saskatchewan, and northwestern Manitoba. The river begins at Waterhen Marsh located south of Kinistino, Saskatchewan and continues through northeast Saskatchewan until it empties into the Saskatchewan River north-west of The Pas, Manitoba.The Carrot...

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At its peak the Edenbridge Hebrew Colony had about 170 inhabitants, a post office, a school, and a synagogue -- Beth Israel Synagogue

Beth Israel Synagogue (Edenbridge, Saskatchewan)

Beth Israel Synagogue is an historic Carpenter Gothic style Orthodox synagogue located in Edenbridge in the rural municipality of Willow Creek, near Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada. The Edenbridge Hebrew Colony was founded in 1906 by Jewish immigrants who came from Lithuania via South Africa...

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The settlement is now abandoned.

External links

• Frank Moore, Saskatchewan Ghost Towns

• Abraham Arnold, The Contribution of the Jews to the Opening and Development of the West