Former Reform synagogue and now church, in Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Temple Israel is a historic former
Reform
Jewish
synagogue , located at
Lafayette ,
Tippecanoe County, Indiana , in the United States. Its 1867 building is one of the
oldest synagogue buildings in the United States.
[3] Deconsecrated as a synagogue in 1969, the most recent use of the building was as a
Unitarian
church .
History
The congregation, called Ahavas Achim Congregation, was formed on April 27, 1849, the second Jewish congregation organized in Indiana.
[4]
[5] In 1874 it became a founding member of the
Union of American Hebrew Congregations .
[6] The congregation moved to its third and present location on Cumberland Avenue in West Lafayette.
[6]
The Temple Israel building of 1866–1867, located at 17 South 7th Street, was renamed as Temple Israel in 1919. It is a two-
story
Rundbogenstil structure.
[4]
[7] The building was dedicated by Rabbi
Isaac Mayer Wise .
Morris M. Feuerlicht was rabbi of Temple Israel from 1901 to 1904.
[8]
The building was placed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
[6]
[9]
[10]
In 1969 the building was sold to the
American National Red Cross and was purchased in 1976 by the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Greater Lafayette.
[11] The UU congregation vacated this location in October 2007.
References
^
"National Register Information System" .
National Register of Historic Places .
National Park Service . March 13, 2009.
^ Carlson, John A. (February 28, 1977).
"Inventory—Nomination Form: Temple Israel" .
National Register of Historic Places .
National Park Service . Retrieved March 13, 2024 .
^ Gordon, Mark W. (1996).
"Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues" . American Jewish History . 84 (1) (2019 update ed.): 11–27.
^
a
b
"Ellsworth Historic District, Lafayette City, Tippecanoe County, Lafayette IN 47901" .
^ Glass, James (February 13, 2010).
"Jews built lives, traditions here" .
The Indianapolis Star .
^
a
b
c
"Our History" . templeisraelwlaf.org . 2011. Archived from
the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2008 .
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"Landmarks of Lafayette Indiana - Historic Homes and Churches" . www.preserveindiana.com .
^
"Feuerlicht, Morris Marcus" .
Encyclopedia.com . Retrieved July 1, 2024 .
^
"Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved July 1, 2016 .
^ Carlson, John A. Carlson (February 1977).
"Inventory Nomination Form: Temple Israel" (PDF) . National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved July 1, 2016 . and Accompanying photographs
^
"A History of the Lafayette/West Lafayette UU Church" . uuctc.org . Archived from
the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2021 .
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