Cuban Hebrew Congregation

Cuban Hebrew Congregation
Cuban Hebrew Congregation
Religion
Affiliation	Conservative Judaism
Rite	Nusach Ashkenaz
Status	Active
Location
Location	Miami Beach, Florida, United States
	Location within Miami Beach Cuban Hebrew Congregation (Florida)
Geographic coordinates	25°47′32.3″N 80°8′22.3″W / 25.792306°N 80.139528°W
Architecture
Type	Synagogue
Completed	1975
Website
	www.cubanhebrew.com

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.

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[1] "Cuban Hebrew Congregation Timeline". Temple Beth Shumel website. Retrieved August 29, 2011.

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