Temple Beth-El (Anniston, Alabama) Explained
| Temple Beth-El |
| Image Upright: | 1.4 |
| 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 |
| Date Destroyed: | --> |
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| Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Temple Beth-El | | Added: | October 3, 1985 | | Area: | less than one acre | | Refnum: | 85002887 |
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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]
Further reading
- Book: Blanton, Sherry . The History of Temple Beth El, Anniston, Alabama . Anniston, Alabama . 2000 .
- Blanton, Sherry . Lives of Quiet Affirmation: the Jewish Women of Early Anniston, Alabama . Southern Jewish History . Journal of the Southern Jewish Historical Society . 2 . 1999 . 25-53 . Anniston City Library .
- Gordon, Mark . Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues . American Jewish History . 84 . March 1996 . 20-27 .
Notes and References
- 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.
- Web site: Anniston, Alabama . Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities . Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life . 2023 . January 18, 2024 .
- News: Cohn, Lauren . ‘Love your neighbor:' Anniston’s new rabbi responds to the Pittsburgh tragedy . Anniston Star . November 2, 2018 . January 18, 2023 .
