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Temple Israel is a Reform Jewish congregation located at 2004 East 22nd Place in Tulsa, Oklahoma.〔Temple Israel website.〕 Founded in 1914, the synagogue affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism in 1915, and constructed its first building on the corner of 14th and Cheyenne Streets in 1919. Early rabbis included Jacob Menkes, Charles Latz, Samuel Kaplan, Jacob Krohngold, and Benjamin Kelsen.〔〔 In 1932, Temple Israel constructed a new building on South Cheyenne. Rabbis there included Hyman Iola, Abraham Shusterman, Randall Falk, and Morton C. Fierman. In 1955 the congregation moved to its current home, a building on East 22nd Place designed by Percival Goodman. Rabbis serving in this building have included Norbert Rosenthal (1951–1976), Charles Sherman (1976–2013),〔 and Karen and Micah Citrin (2013–present). Membership rose from 170 families in 1943〔 to 525 in 1979,〔 but has since fallen to 425.〔 , Temple Israel was the only Reform synagogue in Tulsa.〔 ==Early history, South Cheyenne building== Temple Israel was founded in December 1914, and joined the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (now Union for Reform Judaism) in 1915.〔Olitzky & Raphael (1996), p. 297.〕〔Pilchik (1943), p. 322.〕 Its first religious leader was Abraham Feldman, who, at the time, was studying at the Reform Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. He served until 1915. In 1917, the members hired Jacob B. Menkes as their first rabbi.〔 A 1910 graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America,〔de Haas (1934), p. 251.〕 he served until 1919, the year the congregation occupied its first permanent building (until then services had been held in a series of temporary premises).〔 Located at 1306 South Cheyenne (at 14th Street),〔 it was, according to some sources, the oldest synagogue building in Oklahoma.〔See Loren (2009). Note, however, that other claimants for "oldest synagogue building in Oklahoma" include (Temple Emeth ) in Ardmore (1912), (B'nai Emunah ) in Tulsa (1916), and (Emanuel Synagogue ) in Oklahoma City (1917).〕 It was eventually abandoned and fell into disuse. Early in 2009, real estate developer Kevin Stephens stated that he planned to move forward with plans to save its facade and develop the building into a center for sustainability, community, and non-profit space,〔Nicks (2009), p. 14.〕〔Easterling (2009).〕 but less than one week〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.vosizneias.com/26388/2009/01/27/tulsa-ok-firefighters-battle-blaze-at-abandoned-synagogue/ )〕 after Stephens was interviewed about his plans the building was damaged by a fire on January 27, 2009, which caused the roof and floors to collapse. The year the synagogue moved to South Cheyenne, Charles B. Latz, a 1914 graduate of Hebrew Union College,〔de Haas (1934), p. 204.〕 succeeded Menkes as rabbi.〔Olitzky & Raphael (1996), p. 298.〕 That same year a synagogue sisterhood was formed, followed the next year by a brotherhood.〔 During the early 1920s the Tulsa All Souls Unitarian Church (founded 1921) met for a time in Temple Israel's building.〔Joyce & Harris (2007), p. 213.〕 Latz served until 1924.〔 He was followed by Samuel S. Kaplan, a 1920 graduate of Hebrew Union College,〔 who served from 1924 to 1927, then Jacob P. Krohngold, who joined in 1927.〔 1929 saw three rabbis at Temple Israel; Krohngold, who left that year, Benjamin Kelsen, who came and left that year, and Hyman Iola,〔 a 1921 graduate of Hebrew Union College.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Temple Israel (Tulsa, Oklahoma)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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