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For similarly named synagogues, see Temple Israel.

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.

The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[6][8][9]

In 1969 the building was sold to the American National Red Cross amd was purchased in 1976 by the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Greater Lafayette.[10] The UU congregation vacated this location in October 2007.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Carlson, John A. (February 28, 1977). "Inventory—Nomination Form: Temple Israel". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  3. ^ Gordon, Mark W. (1996). "Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues". American Jewish History. 84 (1) (2019 update ed.): 11–27.
  4. ^ a b "Ellsworth Historic District, Lafayette City, Tippecanoe County, Lafayette IN 47901".
  5. ^ Glass, James (February 13, 2010). "Jews built lives, traditions here". The Indianapolis Star.
  6. ^ a b c "Our History". templeisraelwlaf.org. 2011. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2008.
  7. ^ "Landmarks of Lafayette Indiana - Historic Homes and Churches". www.preserveindiana.com.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ Carlson, John A. Carlson (February 1977). "Inventory Nomination Form: Temple Israel" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs
  10. ^ "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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