Temple Emanuel (Beaumont, Texas)
The congregation was founded in September 1895, and erected its first building in 1901. The eclectic wooden synagogue building with Gothic, classical, and Byzantine-inspired elements was replaced by the congregation's current brick synagogue building in 1923, designed by Albert S. Gottlieb in the Byzantine Revival style, complete with a cooper dome.
Particularly notable are the congregation's set of six windows, each 16 by 6 feet (4.9 m × 1.8 m), designed by Ze'ev Raban. The windows were commissioned from Raban in 1922 by Rabbi Samuel Rosinger. Each window depicts an event in the life of one of the principal Hebrew prophets, Jeremiah, Elijah, Elisha, Ezekiel, Moses, and Isaiah.
In 1971, Temple Emanuel merged with Congregation Kol Israel; and in 1985, Rodef Shalom, a synagogue in Port Arthur, merged into Temple Emanuel.
References
- ^ "Temple Emanuel, Beaumont, Texas". Synagogues of the South. College of Charleston. n.d. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ Block, W. T. (November 1984), "A Brief History of the Early Beaumont Jewish Community", The Texas Gulf Historical and Biographical Record
- ^ "Projects: Temple Emanuel, Beaumont, Texas". Conrad Schmidt Studios. n.d. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ Weiner, Hollace Ava; Kessler, Jimmy (2006). Jewish Stars in Texas: Rabbis And Their Work. Texas: A&M University Press. p. 241.
- ^ "Beaumont" (PDF). News Magazine. Texas Jewish Historical Society. February 2016. p. 17. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
Further reading
- Hoffman, David Hirsch (Summer 2004). "A Divine Collaboration" (PDF). Texas Jewish Historical Society. pp. 20–23.
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