Congregation B’nai Israel
Religion
AffiliationReform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusSynagogue
LeadershipRabbi Cantor John M. Kaplan
StatusActive
Location
Location401 West Grand Street, Jackson, Tennessee 38308
CountryUnited States
Congregation B'nai Israel (Jackson, Tennessee) is located in Tennessee
Congregation B'nai Israel (Jackson, Tennessee)
Location in Tennessee
Geographic coordinates35°37′39″N 88°49′28″W / 35.62749°N 88.82451°W / 35.62749; -88.82451
Architecture
Architect(s)Carl Heyer
TypeSynagogue
StyleRomanesque Revival
General contractorHubert Owen
Date established1885 (as a congregation)
Completed1941
MaterialsBrick
Website
congregationbnai-israel.org
Congregation B'nai Israel
Arealess than one acre
NRHP reference No.08000687
Added to NRHPJuly 16, 2008
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Congregation B’nai Israel is an historic Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue at 401 West Grand Street in Jackson, Tennessee, in the United States.

The synagogue building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

History

The B'nai Israel congregation was chartered in 1885. In its early years, the congregation conducted services in some of homes of its members and in a hall above M. Tuchfeld's store (more recently known as Kisber's Department Store). The congregation moved into its first permanent home in 1897 when it acquired the former Cumberland Presbyterian Church building on College Street and rededicated it for Jewish worship.[2] In 1907 the congregation chose to affiliate with Reform Judaism, becoming a member of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations.[3]

The Cumberland Presbyterian Church building, continued to serve as the congregation's place of worship until 1941, when the current temple building was completed. Construction of the new building was funded with money accumulated in a building fund that had been started in 1924. The building was designed by Memphis architect Carl Heyer and constructed by Jackson building contractor Hubert Owen. Pews from the Cumberland Presbyterian Church building were installed in the new building; these pews are still in use. Classrooms were added to the building in 1962.[2]

The temple was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 16, 2008.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 "Our History". Temple B'Nai Israel. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Jackson, Tennessee". Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities. Goldring-Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
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