HISTORY

B'nai David is located on Pico near Robertson in a very unique building. The shul was once a grand movie theatre called the Fox Stadium Theatre.

The theatre was designed in the late 1920s by architects Carl and Robert Boller (the Boller Brothers). The brothers, originally from Kansas City, MO specialized in theatre design in the midwest. They began in 1905, designing theatres for the vaudeville circuit.

In 1921, Carl moved to Los Angeles and they designed 3 theatres (the Fox Stadium, the Fontana, and the Corona Theatre). The Fontana Theatre still stands and is used for performing arts, as does the Corona, which is now a church.

Our building has functioned as a shul since 1964, when Rabbi Philip Schroit (z''l) moved the congregation to the former movie palace. As the population and neighborhood changed, a generation of young Modern Orthodox families defined a new identity for our congregation.

In 1996, we were blessed with the intellect and energy of Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky, who leads us as we strive to be a beacon for Modern Orthodoxy in Los Angeles.

We are now ready to put our stamp on this building, to make it work for us and for our children. We were given this building, now let us make it our own. Let us fill it with glory for God and dignity for all of God's children.