Congregation Emanu-El (San Francisco)

Temple Emanu-El
Basic information
Location 2 Lake Street, San Francisco,
California, USA
Geographic coordinates 37°47′14″N 122°27′35″W / 37.7872°N 122.4597°WCoordinates: 37°47′14″N 122°27′35″W / 37.7872°N 122.4597°W
Affiliation Reform Judaism
Status Active
Website http://www.emanuelsf.org
Architectural description
Architect(s) Arthur Brown Jr.
Architectural style Byzantine Revival
Completed 1926
Specifications
Dome(s) 1
Dome height (outer) 150 feet

Congregation Emanu-El of San Francisco, California, is one of the two oldest Jewish congregations in California.

During the Gold Rush in 1849, a small group of Jews held the first High Holy Days services on the west coast of the United States in San Francisco. This group of traders and merchants founded Congregation Emanu-El sometime in 1850, and its charter was issued in April, 1851. The 16 signatories were mostly German Jews from Bavaria.

In 1884 Julie Rosewald became America’s first female cantor when she began serving in Emanu-El, although she was not ordained. [1][1] [2] She served as a cantor there until 1893. [1][1] [2]

Early Temple Emanu-El. Sutter Street, San Francisco, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views

Clergy

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Julie Rosewald: America's first woman cantor". jwa.org.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "The Forgotten Woman Cantor: Julie Rosewald Now Getting Her Due - The Jewish Week". The Jewish Week.
  3. Kirschner, Robert; edited by Moses Rischin and Raphael Asher (1991). "A Singular Elegance". The Jewish Legacy & the German Conscience (Berkeley, CA: The Judah L. Magnes Museum): page 47.

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