Congregation Beth Israel (Scottsdale, Arizona)
Congregation Beth Israel (Hebrew: בית ישראל) is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 10460 North 56th Street in Scottsdale, Arizona, in the United States. Incorporated in 1920, the congregation affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism in 1935.
| Congregation Beth Israel | |
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Hebrew: בית ישראל | |
Beth Israel synagogue, in 2009 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
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| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 10460 North 56th Street, Scottsdale, Arizona |
| Country | United States |
Location in Arizona | |
| Administration | Union for Reform Judaism |
| Geographic coordinates | 33°43′53″N 111°57′38″W |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Lescher, Kibbey, and Mahoney (1922) |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | Mission Revival (1922) |
| Date established | 1920 (as a congregation) |
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| Website | |
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Temple Beth Israel (1922) | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center
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Phoenix Historic Property Register No. 197 | |
The restored former synagogue, now museum, in 2013 | |
| Location | 122 East Culver Street, Downtown Phoenix |
| Coordinates | 33°27′47″N 112°04′20″W |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000043 |
| PHPR No. | 197 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 22, 2011 |
| Designated PHPR | June 2006 |
Abraham Lincoln Krohn was rabbi of Beth Israel from 1938 to 1953, and during his tenure the congregation grew from under 100 to almost 600 member families. He was succeeded by Albert Plotkin, who served for almost 40 years.
Beth Israel's original building in Downtown Phoenix, constructed in 1921–1922, is listed on both the city's historic property register and the National Register of Historic Places. After being sold in 1949, it housed churches until 2002, when the Jewish community repurchased it. In 2007 the Arizona Jewish Historical Society started a $4 million campaign to restore it and convert it into a museum. The museum opened in 2008 as the Cutler-Plotkin Jewish Heritage Center.
As of 2018, Beth Israel was the oldest synagogue in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The senior rabbi was Stephen Kahn, the associate rabbi was Sara Mason-Barkin, and the cantor was Seth Ettinger.