Temple Israel (West Bloomfield, Michigan)
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Temple Israel is a Reform Jewish
synagogue
in West Bloomfield, Michigan
.
The congregation was founded in 1941 in Detroit. In 1949 the congregation erected an Art Deco
temple designed by architect William Kapp. The original temple is now the Word of Power Church and is included in the National Register of Historic Places
as part of Detroit's Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District
.
Temple Israel has since relocated in West Bloomfield.
Reform Judaism
Reform Judaism refers to various beliefs, practices and organizations associated with the Reform Jewish movement in North America, the United Kingdom and elsewhere. In general, it maintains that Judaism and Jewish traditions should be modernized and should be compatible with participation in the...
synagogue
Synagogue
A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer. This use of the Greek term synagogue originates in the Septuagint where it sometimes translates the Hebrew word for assembly, kahal...
in West Bloomfield, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
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The congregation was founded in 1941 in Detroit. In 1949 the congregation erected an Art Deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
temple designed by architect William Kapp. The original temple is now the Word of Power Church and is included in the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
as part of Detroit's Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District
Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District
The Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District is a historic district located in Detroit, Michigan. It is roughly bounded by Pontchartrain Boulevard on the west, McNichols Road on the south, and Covington Drive on the northeast. A boundary increase pushed the eastern boundary to Woodward...
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Temple Israel has since relocated in West Bloomfield.