| Temple Beth-El | |
|---|---|
 An illustration of the former synagogue,c. 1900s | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Reform Judaism (former) |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue(1891–c. 1929) |
| Status | Closed; demolished |
| Location | |
| Location | 945Fifth Avenue and 76th Street,Upper East Side,Manhattan,New York City,New York |
| Country | United States |
  Location of the former synagogue inManhattan,New York City | |
| Coordinates | 40°46′30″N73°57′54″W / 40.775°N 73.965°W /40.775; -73.965 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue |
| Style | Romanesque Revival |
| Established | 1874(as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1891 |
| Construction cost | $700,000 |
| Demolished | 1947 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 2,190 worshippers |
| Length | 160 feet (49 m) |
| Width | 102 feet (31 m) |
| Height (max) | 1,200 feet (370 m) |
| Dome | One |
| Dome height (outer) | 140 feet (43 m) |
| Dome dia. (outer) | 51 feet (16 m) |
| Materials | Indianalimestone, Mexicanonyx, gold,Numidian marble, copper |
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Temple Beth-El was aReformJewish congregation andsynagogue at 945Fifth Avenue and 76th Street on theUpper East Side ofManhattan inNew York City,New York, United States. The synagogue operated between 1891 untilc. 1929, and was demolished in 1947. The Temple Beth-El congregation merged withCongregation Emanu-El of New York in 1927.
The congregation was formed on March 27, 1874, through the merger of Congregation Anshe Chesed with Temple Adath Jeshurun.[1]David Einhorn served as the congregation's firstrabbi.[2]Kaufmann Kohler succeeded his father-in-law Einhorn as rabbi in 1879, serving there until he became president of Hebrew Union College in 1903.[3]Rudolph Grossman was associate rabbi of Temple Beth-El from 1889 to 1896.[4] Samuel Schulman was elected associate rabbi in 1901, and in 1903 he succeeded Kohler as rabbi.[5] He continued to serve as its rabbi until its merger in 1927.[6]
TheRomanesque Revival building with Byzantine and Moorish influences, designed by Brunner & Tryon, was dedicated on September 18, 1891.[1][7] Completed with Indianalimestone, and interior fittings using Mexicanonyx, gold,Numidian marble, and a copper-domed roof, the land and building costs amounted to $700,000 in 1891 ($24.5 million in2024).[1] The large 51-foot (16 m) dome was reportedly modelled on theNew Synagogue inBerlin.[8]
An organ by Odell Company was installed in the synagogue in 1890; and it was replaced by a new organ byM. P. Möller, installed in 1924 at the front of the synagogue above thebimah, obscured from public view.[9]
In 1927 the Temple Beth-El congregation merged withCongregation Emanu-El.[10][11] The congregation had barely used the synagogue sinceYom Kippur in 1929, and was subsequently demolished in 1947.[1]
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