Temple Beth-El (Jersey City, New Jersey)
Encyclopedia
Temple Beth-El is a Reform synagogue in Jersey City, New Jersey
. located on Kennedy Boulevard
in the Bergen Section
.
Earliest Temple records date back to 1891. The Congregation's liberal roots can be seen throughout, including the resolution that passed overwhelmingly at the Annual Meeting on October 19, 1921, that elected a slate including three women to the board of trustees.
On property purchased in 1922, a ground-breaking ceremony took place on June 7, 1925 for a new temple. The brick, domed, Byzantine revival synagogue building was designed by architect Percie Vivarttas of Weehawken. In early September, 1926, the new sanctuary was consecrated. At the inaugural service, the Torahs were carried in solemn procession by the officers and trustees and placed in the ark. Among the many dignitaries present were Governor A. Harry Moore
, Mayor Frank Hague
, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise and Rabbi Benjamin Plotkin.
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. located on Kennedy Boulevard
County Route 501 (New Jersey)
County Route 501 is a county highway in New Jersey in two sections spanning Middlesex, Hudson and Bergen Counties. The southern section runs from South Plainfield to Perth Amboy, the northern section runs from Bayonne to Rockleigh, and the two sections are connected by New York State Route 440...
in the Bergen Section
Bergen Section, Jersey City
The Bergen Section of Jersey City, New Jersey is the neighborhood on either side of Kennedy Boulevard between Saint Peter's College/ McGinley Square and Communipaw Avenue in the Bergen-Lafayette section of the city...
.
History
At end of the Civil War (c. 1864-65), a group of Jews in Jersey City began to meet in study and prayer in downtown at 96 Montgomery Street, or nearby on York St. They formalized this community under the name of the Isaac Ephraim Congregation, then Beth Israel Congregation, and finally Temple Beth-El in 1871.Earliest Temple records date back to 1891. The Congregation's liberal roots can be seen throughout, including the resolution that passed overwhelmingly at the Annual Meeting on October 19, 1921, that elected a slate including three women to the board of trustees.
On property purchased in 1922, a ground-breaking ceremony took place on June 7, 1925 for a new temple. The brick, domed, Byzantine revival synagogue building was designed by architect Percie Vivarttas of Weehawken. In early September, 1926, the new sanctuary was consecrated. At the inaugural service, the Torahs were carried in solemn procession by the officers and trustees and placed in the ark. Among the many dignitaries present were Governor A. Harry Moore
A. Harry Moore
Arthur Harry Moore was a Democrat who was the 39th Governors of New Jersey, serving three terms between 1926 and 1941. He was the longest-serving New Jersey Governor in the 20th century and the only New Jersey Governor elected to serve three separate non-consecutive terms...
, Mayor Frank Hague
Frank Hague
Frank Hague was an American Democratic Party politician who served as the mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey from 1917 to 1947, Democratic National Committeeman from New Jersey from 1922 until 1949, and Vice-Chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1924 until 1949.Hague has a widely-known...
, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise and Rabbi Benjamin Plotkin.
See also
- Congregation Adas Emuno (New Jersey)Congregation Adas Emuno (New Jersey)Congregation Adas Emuno is a Reform synagogue in Leonia, New Jersey.The congregation was founded in 1871 and erected a synagogue building in 1883 in Hoboken, New Jersey. The small building in a mix of Gothic and Romanesque styles, is now the oldest synagogue building still standing in New Jersey...
- United Synagogue of HobokenUnited Synagogue of HobokenThe United Synagogue of Hoboken is a Conservative synagogue in Hoboken, New Jersey, "in the heart of the gentrified part of Hoboken."-History:In 1946 The Hoboken Jewish Center and The Star of Israel Synagogue merged to form The United Synagogue of Hoboken...
- Jewish Museum of New JerseyJewish Museum of New JerseyThe Jewish Museum of New Jersey, atAhavas Sholom, is located at 145 Broadway in Newark, New Jersey.The museum opened in 2007. The historic building in the Broadway neighborhood is housed is the longest continually operating synagogue in the city. It was built in 1923 and added to the National...