Temple Adath Israel (Cleveland, Mississippi)

Temple Adath Israel is a Reform Jewish synagogue in Cleveland, Mississippi.

For similarly named synagogues, see Adath Israel.
Adath Israel Temple
Location201 S. Bolivar Ave., Cleveland, Mississippi
Coordinates33.74303°N 90.724709°W / 33.74303; -90.724709
Built1927
Architectural styleByzantine
NRHP reference No.02001499
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 2002

The Congregation was organized in 1923; a Hebrew school had been started the previous year.[1] The congregation's Byzantine Revival synagogue was built in 1927. An annex, designed by architect Harold Kaplan of Greenville, Mississippi was completed in 1949–1950.[2]

The Temple was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 2002.

History

Plans for an organized Jewish community around Cleveland began in 1922, when three members of the community decided to create a Hebrew school for Bolivar County.[1] Working with a Rabbi out of Greenville, Mississippi, they held classes in the Cleveland Consolidated School.[1] This developed into a desire for religious services for Jews within a 50-mile radius of Cleveland. Services were originally held in a local high school auditorium, with Rabbi Rabinowitz from Greenville coming up to lead services. Between 1926 and 1927, congregants raised money to build a synagogue. The Temple was dedicated on February 6, 1927.[1]

At one point, Adath Israel had one of the largest temple youth groups in Mississippi.[3]

Today, Temple Adath Israel has a congregation of about 18-22 families.[1][4]

  • Front of the building
  • Closeup of the entrance

References
  1. "Cleveland temple". Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. Institute for Southern Jewish Life. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  2. "Adath Israel Temple - Cleveland, Mississippi - Synagogues on". Waymarking.com. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  3. Bordelon, Janet (14 January 2015). "Mississippi: Jewish in Plenty of Ways That Matter". My Jewish Learning. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  4. Clevel, PO Box 1327; Maps, MS 38732-1327 See map: Google (13 September 2017). "Temple Adath Israel". ReformJudaism.org.


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