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Temple Israel of Hollywood is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in the United States.Founded in 1926, the congregation initially held services in the Hayakawa Mansion before the first Temple Israel building was established on Ivar Street under the leadership of Rabbi Isadore Isaacson.
Rabbi Zeldin was raised in New York City, the son of an Orthodox rabbi. [4] Ordained at the Reform movement's Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati in 1946, he came to Los Angeles in 1953 as western regional director for the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC) and as dean of the College of Jewish Studies in Los Angeles, a UAHC program that was absorbed into Hebrew Union College in 1954.
The church was founded in 1973 by Frederick K. C. Price in Inglewood, California. [1] [2] [3] In 1981, the church bought the old Pepperdine University campus in South Los Angeles. [4] After the purchase, Price oversaw construction of a new sanctuary, called the "FaithDome", which at the time was the largest domed church in the United States.
The congregation was founded in 1938. [4] [5] The first rabbi, Ernest Trattner, served until 1947.[6] [7]The current building, completed in 1953, was the first religious building designed by architect Sidney Eisenshtat, who went on to become a noted designer of synagogues and Jewish academic buildings. [8]
Founded in 1862, it is the oldest Jewish congregation in Los Angeles. [4] [5] The congregation's main building, with a sanctuary topped by a large Byzantine Revival dome and decorated with interior murals, was designated as a City of Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument in 1973 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
The B'nai B'rith Lodge on South Union Avenue in Westlake served as a hub for the Jewish community and later as the heart of the labor movement in L.A. (Michael Blackshire / Los Angeles Times)
St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church (Los Angeles) St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church (Los Angeles) St. Mary of the Angels Church, Hollywood; Second Baptist Church (Los Angeles) Second Church of Christ, Scientist (Los Angeles) Shepherd Church
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