Temple Israel is a historic

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located at

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Tippecanoe County, Indiana Tippecanoe County is located in the west-central portion of the U.S. state of Indiana about 22 miles east of the Illinois state line and less than 50 miles from the Chicago and the Indianapolis metro areas. As of the 2010 census, the population ...

. Its 1867 building is one of the oldest synagogue buildings in the United States. The congregation, which was formed in 1849, was the second Jewish congregation organized in Indiana. In 1874 it became a founding member of the

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. The congregation moved to its third and present location on Cumberland Avenue in West Lafayette.

Historic building

The Temple Israel building of 1866–1867, located at 17 South 7th St., was placed on the

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in 1982. It is a two-

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structure. The building was dedicated by Rabbi

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. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs In 1976 the old synagogue building was purchased from the Red Cross by the Unitarian Universalist Church of Lafayette, Indiana. The UU congregation vacated this location in October 2007.

References

External links

Synagogue website
National Register of Historic Places in Tippecanoe County, Indiana Churches completed in 1867 Buildings and structures in Lafayette, Indiana Former synagogues in Indiana Unitarian Universalist churches in Indiana Rundbogenstil synagogues Founding members of the Union for Reform Judaism Religious organizations established in 1849 1849 establishments in Indiana Synagogues on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana {{TippecanoeCountyIN-NRHP-stub