Congregation Beth Emeth

Congregation Beth Emeth (House of Truth) is a Reform synagogue in Albany, New York.

History

The congregation was formed in 1885 with the merger of a "dwindling" Orthodox congregation, Anshe Emeth (People of Truth) and a "growing" Reform congregation, Beth El (House of God).[1] Reform pioneer Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise led Beth El from 1846 to 1850 and Anshe Emeth from 1850 to 1854 before relocating to Cincinnati.[2]

Architecture

The congregation's 1887 building, located at Lancaster and South Swan Streets in Albany, is considered to be one of the few surviving 19th-century synagogues in the United States.[3] The architect was Adolph Fleischman, with Isaac Perry.[4] The building is in Richardson Romanesque style. As of 1993 it was the home of the Wilborn Temple First Church of God in Christ.[4]

The congregation's 1957 building was designed by Percival Goodman.[4][5]

References
  1. Albany architecture: a guide to the city, Diana S. Waite, Preservation League of New York State, 1993, p. 135.
  2. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/isaac-mayer-wise
  3. Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues, Mark W. Gordon, American Jewish History 84.1 (1996) 20-27 . 2019 article update.
  4. Architects in Albany, Diana S. Waite, Mount Ida Press, p. 70.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2010-05-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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