[Beth-El Congregation's First Synagogue]

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Photograph of Temple Beth-El, the first house of worship for Beth-El, Fort Worth's Reform Jewish congregation. It was a two-story, neo-classical synagogue constructed of wood and stucco. Above the columned entrance was a wooden Star of David, beneath which were the Hebrew words "Y'he Or," meaning "Let There Be Light." Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph say, "Beth-El Congregation's 1st synagogue; built 1908 @ 5th & Taylor Streets. Photo from The Jewish Monitor, 1915. Greek Revival Style, The Hebrew Lettering says: 'Let there be light.'"

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1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 5 in.

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The Jewish Monitor 1915.

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Photograph of Temple Beth-El, the first house of worship for Beth-El, Fort Worth's Reform Jewish congregation. It was a two-story, neo-classical synagogue constructed of wood and stucco. Above the columned entrance was a wooden Star of David, beneath which were the Hebrew words "Y'he Or," meaning "Let There Be Light." Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph say, "Beth-El Congregation's 1st synagogue; built 1908 @ 5th & Taylor Streets. Photo from The Jewish Monitor, 1915. Greek Revival Style, The Hebrew Lettering says: 'Let there be light.'"

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1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 5 in.

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This temple was constructed at a cost of $6,000 on the southeast corner of 5th and Taylor Streets and was occupied by the congregation from 1908 to 1920. The building was then sold to Tribune Publishing Co., which occupied the premises into the 1960s before it became an asphalt parking lot for an adjacent church.

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The Jewish Monitor. [Beth-El Congregation's First Synagogue], photograph, 1915; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth188532/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fort Worth Jewish Archives.

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