Temple Emanu-El (Tucson)
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Temple Emanu-El is a Reform synagogue in Tucson, Arizona. It was the first synagogue in the Arizona Territory and is the oldest congregation in the state; Emanuel's original building, known as the Stone Avenue Temple, is the oldest synagogue
building in Arizona.
, the Jewish New Year. In 1949 the congregation moved to a new building on North Country Club.
style. In 1937 the building was covered with stucco. The original stained-glass windows have been lost. Since 1982, the building is listed in on the National Register of Historic Places
as part of the Barrio Libre Historic District. It currently houses the Jewish Heritage Center of the Southwest.
32.223715°N 110.927158°W
Oldest synagogues in the United States
The designation of the oldest synagogue in the United States requires careful use of definitions, and must be divided into two parts, the oldest in the sense of oldest surviving building, and the oldest in the sense of oldest congregation...
building in Arizona.
History
Although the Jewish community had been meeting for prayer for some years and had begun raising funds for a synagogue in 1905, the congregation was incorporated March 20, 1910 as The Hebrew Benevolent Society and dedicated the first synagogue building, the Stone Avenue Temple, the first synagogue built in the Arizona Territory, on Oct. 3, 1910, the eve of Rosh HashanahRosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah , , is the Jewish New Year. It is the first of the High Holy Days or Yamim Nora'im which occur in the autumn...
, the Jewish New Year. In 1949 the congregation moved to a new building on North Country Club.
Stone Avenue Temple
Emanu-El's original building, the Stone Avenue Temple was a brick structure designed by architect Ely Blount. Blount blended a pedimented, pilastered Greek revival facade with rounded windows and twin towers in RundbogenstilRundbogenstil
Rundbogenstil , one of the nineteenth-century historic revival styles of architecture, is a variety of Romanesque revival popular in the German-speaking lands and the German diaspora....
style. In 1937 the building was covered with stucco. The original stained-glass windows have been lost. Since 1982, the building is listed in on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
as part of the Barrio Libre Historic District. It currently houses the Jewish Heritage Center of the Southwest.
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