Temple Israel (Columbus, Ga.) Records
Collection
Identifier: Mss 089
Scope and Contents
Researchers studying the Temple Israel (Columbus, Ga.) will gain insight into Jewish religious life in Columbus, Georgia. All material is arranged in alphabetical order by subject and chronologically within each folder.
Dates
- 1898 - 1979
Creator
- Temple Israel (Columbus, Ga.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
The growing number of Jews in Columbus, Georgia, banded together in 1854, forming the congregation B’nai Israel. Many of these founding members were German immigrants. They initially gathered in members’ homes, but later met in a building on the northeast corner of 10th Street and 5th Avenue. The group also used this rented space for a school, which taught the members children about Judaism, as well as teaching them Hebrew and German. In 1859, B’nai Israel purchased a house on 10th Street and 4th Avenue, which they converted into a synagogue. The women of the congregation raised the money to furnish the new building and sewed such things as curtains and ark curtains themselves. Source: Temple Israel, “A History of the Jewish Community in Columbus, Georgia,” https://www.templeisraelga.com/history-1
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This congregation is one of Georgia’s oldest and was established in Columbus in 1854. The records consist of an anniversary guest book, 1979 and financial ledger, 1898-1904.
Arrangement
All material is arranged in alphabetical order by subject and chronologically within each folder.
- Columbus (Ga.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jews -- Georgia -- Columbus Subject Source: Local sources
- Reform Judaism Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Synagogues -- Georgia Subject Source: Local sources
- Union for Reform Judaism Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Union of American Hebrew Congregations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Creator
- Temple Israel (Columbus, Ga.) (Organization)
- Title
- Temple Israel (Columbus, Ga.) Records, Mss 89
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum Repository
Contact:
1440 Spring St. NW
Atlanta Georgia 30309 United States
678-222-3700
1440 Spring St. NW
Atlanta Georgia 30309 United States
678-222-3700
