Temple of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, also known as South Street Temple, is an historic

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congregation and

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located at 2061 South 20th Street, on the corner of Twentieth Street, in

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, in the United States. Founded in 1885, When it was built in 1923–1924, it replaced the old synagogue at 12th and D Streets completed in 1893. With The main structure was designed in the

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and

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styles by Davis & Wilson, and Meyer G. Gaba, a Professor of Mathematics at the

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, designed the dome. Inside, the arch was designed by wood-carver Keats Lorenz. The first rabbi was Solomon Elihu Starrels. The building was listed on the

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on June 25, 1982.

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