Temple Beth-El (Anniston, Alabama) Explained

Temple Beth-El
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Religious Affiliation:Reform Judaism
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Organisational Status:Synagogue
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Leadership:Rabbi Lauren Cohn
Functional Status:Active
Location: Anniston, Alabama 36201
Country:United States
Map Type:Alabama
Map Size:250
Map Relief:1
Coordinates:33.6611°N -85.8258°W
Architecture Type:Synagogue architecture
Established:1888
Year Completed:1891
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Temple Beth-El
Added:October 3, 1985
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:85002887

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.[1]

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.[2]

, the rabbi was Lauren Cohn, appointed earlier that year.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bailey . Michael . Gates, Grace . [{{NRHP url|id=85002887}} Temple Beth-El ]. Multiple Resources of Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama . National Park Service . March 9, 2014 . June 27, 1985 . https://www.webcitation.org/6NxEYDhbC?url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/nrhp/text/85002887.pdf . March 9, 2014 . live. See also: Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=85002887|photos=y}} Accompanying photos ]. March 9, 2014 . https://www.webcitation.org/6NxEYDhbC?url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/nrhp/text/85002887.pdf . March 9, 2014 . live.
  2. Web site: Anniston, Alabama . Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities . Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life . 2023 . January 18, 2024 .
  3. News: Cohn, Lauren . ‘Love your neighbor:' Anniston’s new rabbi responds to the Pittsburgh tragedy . Anniston Star . November 2, 2018 . January 18, 2023 .