Temple of Israel (Amsterdam, New York)

Reform synagogue in Amsterdam, New York (state), US

The Temple of Israel is an historic former Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 81⁄2 Mohawk Place in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York, in the United States. Rededicated as Templo Esperanza de Israel, the building has been used as a church since 2008.

History

The Jewish congregation was incorporated in 1874 and the synagogue building was completed in 1901. The synagogue was designed by Worthy Niver in the Late Victorian and late 19th- and 20th-century revival styles.

The former synagogue is a 1+1⁄2-story, rectangular, eclectic brick building which has an octagonal roof and is topped by an octagonal louvered cupola. It features two turreted towers of unequal height with pyramidal roofs and a rose window with Star of David over three round arch windows.^[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.^[1]

Purchased in 2008 by Ministerio Esperanza, or Hope Ministry, an Evangelical church that is associated with the Assemblies of God, the building was rededicated as Templo Esperanza de Israel, which means The Temple Hope of Israel.^[4]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Cultural Resource Information System" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
3. Ravage, Jessie (September 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Temple of Israel" (PDF). Retrieved February 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs
4. Harding, Jessica (May 10, 2008). "Spanish church dedication today". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved December 27, 2023.

External links

• Media related to Temple of Israel (Amsterdam, New York) at Wikimedia Commons