Temple Beth Israel of Highland Park and Eagle Rock
Temple Beth Israel of Highland Park and Eagle Rock is an egalitarian synagogue located at 5711 Monte Vista Street in Highland Park, Los Angeles, California.[3] Though originally a Conservative synagogue,[4] it is unaffiliated with any Jewish religious movements.[2]
| Temple Beth Israel of Highland Park and Eagle Rock | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Judaism |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 5711 Monte Vista Street, Highland Park, Los Angeles, California,  United States |
| Geographic coordinates | 34.112342°N 118.194163°W |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Spanish Colonial Revival[1] |
| Completed | 1930[2] |
| Construction cost | $4,077.88[2] |
| Website | |
| www.tbila.org | |
First organized as the Highland Park Hebrew School Association in 1923, it completed construction of its Spanish Colonial Revival style building in 1930, at a cost of $4,077.88 (today $62,000).[2] It is the second oldest synagogue in Los Angeles still operating in its original location, after the Wilshire Boulevard Temple (built in 1929).[1][5]
Notes
- Leibowitz, Ed. "Finding Sanctuary", Los Angeles, September 2008.
- Ullman, Jane. "The Little Shul That Could—Highland Park’s Temple Beth Israel", The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, September 7, 2006.
- Contacts Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine, Synagogue website. Accessed August 27, 2009.
- Synagogue website. Accessed August 27, 2009.
- History Archived 2009-04-29 at the Wayback Machine, Synagogue website. Accessed August 27, 2009.
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