Temple Beth-El is a non-denomational Jewish

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, located at 125 White Street, in Alpena,

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, in the United States. It is the only synagogue in northeastern Lower Michigan. The congregation is closely associated with the Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery. from Leyman, Robert (October 2, 1958) "An American Shetl A History of the Jewish Community of Alpena, Michigan" While having no resident

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, the temple occasionally brings in visiting rabbis or cantors. It also has periodic outreach programs, which include dialogue with other religious groups in Alpena, Michigan. The temple is located at 125 White Street in a vernacular style building built in 1889, making it one of America's relatively few surviving 19th century synagogues. The building was moved to the present site in 1891. The congregation's archives are in the library of

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Cemetery records of Evergreen, Hebrew, and Grace Lutheran, Alpena, Michigan
* 1889 establishments in Michigan 19th-century synagogues in the United States Buildings and structures in Alpena County, Michigan German-Jewish culture in the United States Jewish organizations established in 1889 Unaffiliated synagogues in the United States Synagogues completed in 1889 Synagogues in Michigan {{US-synagogue-stub