Temple Beth-El is a historic Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 301 East Thirteenth Street, in Anniston, Alabama, United States, in the United States. The synagogue was built in 1891 in the Romanesque Revival style.
The synagogue was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 3, 1985.
Established as a congregation in 1888, and supported by the Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society that was established in 1890, the congregation completed the building in 1891 and, by 1893, was dedicated as free of debt.
As of November 2018, the rabbi was Lauren Cohn, appointed earlier that year.
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References
Further reading
- Blanton, Sherry (2000). The History of Temple Beth El, Anniston, Alabama. Anniston, Alabama.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Blanton, Sherry (1999). "Lives of Quiet Affirmation: the Jewish Women of Early Anniston, Alabama". Southern Jewish History. 2. Journal of the Southern Jewish Historical Society: 25–53 – via Anniston City Library.
- Gordon, Mark (March 1996). "Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues". American Jewish History. 84: 20–27.
External links
Media related to Temple Beth-El (Anniston, Alabama) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
