Temple of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun

Temple of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun
Temple of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun
	South Street Temple in 2012
Religion
Affiliation	Reform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Synagogue
Status	Active
Location
Location	2061 South 20th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68502
Country	United States
	Location in Nebraska
Geographic coordinates	40°47′31″N 96°41′31″W / 40.79194°N 96.69194°W
Architecture
Architect(s)	Davis & Wilson
Type	Synagogue
Style	Byzantine Revival; Moorish Revival;
Date established	1885 (as a congregation)
Completed	1893 (12th and D Sts.); 1924 (South Street);
Dome(s)	One
Website
	southstreettemple.org
	Temple of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	less than one acre
NRHP reference No.	82003197
Added to NRHP	June 25, 1982

Temple of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, also known as South Street Temple, is an historic Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 2061 South 20th Street, on the corner of Twentieth Street, in Lincoln, Nebraska, in the United States.

Founded in 1885,^[2] When it was built in 1923–1924, it replaced the old synagogue at 12th and D Streets completed in 1893.^[3] The main structure was designed in the Byzantine Revival and Moorish Revival styles by Davis & Wilson, and Meyer G. Gaba, a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, designed the dome.^[3] Inside, the arch was designed by wood-carver Keats Lorenz.^[3] The first rabbi was Solomon Elihu Starrels.^[3]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 1982.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ "Congregation B'nai Jeshurun marks 130 years since its founding". Lincoln Journal Star. May 16, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Joni Gilkerson (March 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Temple of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun". National Park Service. Retrieved May 19, 2019. With accompanying pictures

External links[edit]

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[2] "Congregation B'nai Jeshurun marks 130 years since its founding". Lincoln Journal Star. May 16, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2023.

[nrhpdoc-3] Joni Gilkerson (March 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Temple of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun". National Park Service. Retrieved May 19, 2019. With accompanying pictures

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