Cuban Hebrew Congregation
Appearance
Cuban Hebrew Congregation | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Conservative Judaism |
Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
Geographic coordinates | 25°47′32.3″N 80°8′22.3″W / 25.792306°N 80.139528°W |
Architecture | |
Type | Synagogue |
Completed | 1975 |
Website | |
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Temple Beth Shmuel or Cuban Hebrew Congregation of Miami is a synagogue used by Ashkenazi Jewish Cuban expatriates in Miami Beach, Florida. The synagogue was founded in 1961 and its current location opened in 1975, with an expansion in 1982.[1] The congregation is led by Rabbi Stephen Texon and Baal Koreh Jacques Malka. It currently hosts 170 member households with a Montessori School. As of 2011, there are some 2,500 Cuban Jewish households in Miami.
The temple was designed by Oscar Sklar. It includes stained glass windows of the Twelve Tribes of Israel designed by Inge Pape Trampler. Mexican artist Naomi Siegman designed the candelabras beside the bimah. The synagogue is named for Shmuel Schacter, father of Jack Chester.
References
- ^ "Cuban Hebrew Congregation Timeline". Temple Beth Shumel website. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
External links
- Official website
- Betty Heisler-Samuels (January 17, 2001). "Forced to leave homes, Cuban Jews thrive in Miami". Miami Herald – via The Jews of Cuba.
Categories:
- Synagogues in Miami Beach, Florida
- Conservative synagogues in the United States
- Ashkenazi synagogues
- American people of Cuban-Jewish descent
- Ashkenazi Jewish culture in the United States
- Cuban-American culture in Florida
- Religious organizations established in 1961
- 1961 establishments in Florida
- Religious buildings completed in 1975
- Synagogues completed in the 1970s
- 1975 establishments in Florida
- United States synagogue stubs