Originally the Herzl Congregation was an Orthodox congregation in Seattle; in 1929, Congregation Machzikay Hadath split off, remaining Orthodox as the group that retained the name and the synagogue was realigning toward Conservative Judaism. The short-lived New Conservative Congregation, founded 1930 merged with Herzl in 1932 to form the Herzl Conservative Congregation. In 1970 they merged with Congregation Ner Tamid to form the Herzl-Ner Tamid Conservative Congregation, which moved to a new facility on Mercer Island in 1971.[5][6]
This merges the earlier Temple Beth Israel and Sinai Temple. The latter, a Conservative congregation since 1938, traces back to the Orthodox Congregation Hevra Talmud Torah, founded 1909.[10]
Founded by Marmara Jews, built a synagogue in 1922 at 17th and Fir. After 1929, lost members to Sephardic Bikur Holim (consequently known from 1929 into the 1960s as Sephardic Bikur Cholim-Ahavath Ahim) and to Congregation Ezra Bessaroth. Dissolved 1939.[22][23]
Described by the Washington State Jewish Historical Society (WSJHS) as "a quasi-Reform temple," it was the Seattle's first congregation (1889) and synagogue (1892).[33]
^ Writing on the synagogue building in Seattles' Central District that later became the Odessa Brown clinic, Summary for 172 20th AVE / Parcel ID 9826701245, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods (accessed online 4 December 2007) says "In 1929, the Herzl Congregation voted to modernize and became Seattle’s first Conservative congregation. The congregation remained in this location until 1971 when it moved to its present location on Mercer Island, where it is now called Herzl-Ner Conservative Congregation.".
^WSJHS 2006, p. 84 refers to it as "Chavarat Kol Shalom", but About us at kolshalom.net says they have been affiliated as a Reform Congregation since 1998.