Fremantle Synagogue, Heritage synagogue in South Terrace, Australia

The Fremantle Synagogue is a heritage-listed building on South Terrace at the corner of Parry Street, also known as the Beers building. Architects Oldham and Eales designed it and J. McCracken built it; the foundation stone was laid on 8 January 1902 by Elias Solomon, then federal member for Fremantle.

The congregation formed in 1887 and laid the foundation stone on 8 January 1902; architects Oldham and Eales designed the building, J. McCracken built it, and it was consecrated on 31 August 1902. Services ended by 1908 as most of the state's Jewish population moved to Perth. Sold to the federal government in 1916 for £850 as a hospital annexe, it was bought by William Beer in 1922 and used as an auction mart by 1924. The Fremantle City Council acquired it in 1969 and sold it in 2004.

The 31 August 1902 consecration was led by reader S. Miller, who entered reciting "Open unto me the gates of righteousness", followed by the wardens to the ark; the party circled the room three times chanting psalms before the Sefer Torah was placed in the ark and the perpetual lamp lit. Treasurer L. Alexander then reported land at £1750 and building at £850.

The building stands on the corner of South Terrace and Parry Street, a short walk south of central Fremantle. It is not open as a synagogue or museum; the City of Fremantle sold it in 2004 and it has since passed through commercial uses. Check current use before visiting, and view the exterior and the 1902 foundation stone from the street.

The foundation stone laid on 8 January 1902 carries a bilingual date: 29 Teves 5662 in the Hebrew calendar alongside the Gregorian one, and names C. S. Nathan as president and Oldham and Eales as architects. The stone also records E. Solomon, by then federal member for Fremantle, as its layer.