Temple B'nai Sholom (Huntsville, Alabama)

Temple B'nai Sholom
Temple B'nai Sholom
	The synagogue building, in 2009
Religion
Affiliation	Reform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue
Leadership	Rabbi P.J. Schwartz
Status	Active
Location
Location	103 Lincoln Street SE, Huntsville, Alabama 35801
Country	United States
	Location in Huntsville, Alabama
Geographic coordinates	34°43′58″N 86°34′59″W / 34.73278°N 86.58306°W
Architecture
Architect(s)	R.H. Hunt
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Romanesque Revival
Date established	1876 (as a congregation)
Completed	1899
Website
	templebnaisholom.org
	Temple B'nai Sholom
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
	Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
Part of	Old Town Historic District
NRHP reference No.	78000499 (original); 15000069 (increase)
Significant dates
Boundary increase	March 17, 2015
Designated CP	July 18, 1978
Designated ARLH	July 29, 1977

Temple B'nai Sholom (translated from Hebrew as "Children of Peace"^[2]) is an historic Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 103 Lincoln Street SE, in Huntsville, Alabama, in the United States. Founded as a congregation on July 30, 1876, the current synagogue building was dedicated on November 26, 1899. It is the oldest synagogue building in continuous use in the state.^[3]^[4]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "Huntsville, Alabama". Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities. Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
^ Jones, Harvie P. (1994). "The Architecture of the 1899 Temple B'nai Sholom" (PDF). The Historic Huntsville Quarterly. 4. XX (Winter): 184–197. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
^ Alabama Historical Association (1997). "Temple B'nai Sholom". Historical markers. City of Huntsville, Alabama. Retrieved January 18, 2024.

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[ISJL-2] "Huntsville, Alabama". Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities. Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2024.

[histhunts-3] Jones, Harvie P. (1994). "The Architecture of the 1899 Temple B'nai Sholom" (PDF). The Historic Huntsville Quarterly. 4. XX (Winter): 184–197. Retrieved February 7, 2013.

[AHA-4] Alabama Historical Association (1997). "Temple B'nai Sholom". Historical markers. City of Huntsville, Alabama. Retrieved January 18, 2024.

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