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Temple Israel, originally called Shaarai Tov ("Gates of Goodness"), was founded in 1878 by German-speaking Jewish merchants. [1] Their first house of worship, built in 1880, was located on Fifth Street between First Avenue (later Marquette Avenue) and Second Avenue South; it was a small, wooden synagogue in the popular Moorish Revival style.
In the early 1950s, Beth El Memorial Park was purchased and constructed. The Board approved the purchase of land in St. Louis Park. Ground was broken for the Youth and Activities Building on September 17, 1961. Activities continued at both buildings, youth and educational activities at the new building, all others at the other location.
Temple Israel elected its first woman trustee in 1921, [6] dedicated its new building in 1922, and in 1924 officially changed its name to Temple Israel of the City of New York. [7] By 1929, membership exceeded 950. [7] William Franklin Rosenblum succeeded Harris as Temple Israel's second rabbi in 1930, and Harris died just a few months later ...
Temple Israel is a Reform Jewish synagogue located at 5725 Walnut Lake Road, in West Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan, in the United States. In 2008, Temple Israel was claimed to be among the largest Reform congregations in the United States. [ 2 ]
Temple Israel's new home: Former church has been completely renovated, expanded. Although the structure, in the 3100 block of East Broad Street, is a renovated and expanded building purchased from ...
Temple Israel is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 4901 Providence Road, in the Shalom Park district of South Charlotte, North Carolina, in the United States. One of six synagogues in Charlotte, Temple Israel serves more than 650 member families.
Temple Israel was founded in 1951 as a Conservative congregation, originally named the Langley Hebrew Congregation. Rabbi Lewis Weintraub was the synagogue's first rabbi. In 1952, the synagogue's building was constructed on University Boulevard. [1] Sam Eig, a Jewish real estate developer, donated 10 acres (4.0 ha) to the congregation. [2]
Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel, abbreviated as KI, is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park, just outside the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Founded in Philadelphia in 1847, it is the sixth oldest Reform congregation in the United States, and, by 1900, it was one of ...