Greensboro's first permanent Jewish residents, the Cone and Schiffman families, came to the city in the 1890's. In the early 20th century, Greensboro's Jewish population grew quickly. Over the years, as congregations outgrew facilities, new ones were built. The temple at 1129 Jefferson Road was completed in 2002. According to their website, Temple Emanuel has been "connecting generations" for over 100 years.
I like the architecture! Very solid-looking and fit for 'generations.' Brings to mind the walls of old Jerusalem too. And beautiful sky you have!
Posted by: Hilda | Saturday, February 21, 2009 at 07:07 AM
It is a very solid striking building
Posted by: babooshka | Saturday, February 21, 2009 at 12:05 PM
That is a gorgeous temple...and I'll bet it's nice inside, too. Interesting that people know little about Jews settling in the southern states - but they made great contributions there.
Posted by: Jacob | Saturday, February 21, 2009 at 03:04 PM
You know the famous Lutheran hymn "A Mighty Fortress is Our God"? The architecture reminds me of a fortress.
Those books under the post would be interesting to read. "Matsoh Ball Gumbo"--haha. I remember my surprise the first time I heard a rabbi with a Southern accent.
Thanks for this post! Shalom
Posted by: Dina in Jerusaelm | Sunday, February 22, 2009 at 05:37 AM
Well, this posting of Temple Emanuel has elicited a comment from the Philippines, Isle of Man, Ocala (FL), and Jerusalem. We would like to hope that our postings would evoke comments from people in our own back yard! According to the stats, locally, we're getting lots of looking but not much commenting.
It is our sincere hope that Greensboro Daily Photo becomes a place for the international community to learn about our fine city and for the local community to share their happy memories!
Let's see where we are this time next year....................
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Posted by: Greensboro Daily Photo | Sunday, February 22, 2009 at 08:27 AM
Was this building based on, or influenced by any other synagogue that you know of? Its very solid geometry reminds me a bit of the black and white structures that make up the Shrine of the Book in Jerusalem.
Posted by: Hels | Thursday, September 01, 2011 at 07:42 PM
Hels
If we find out, we'll let you know.
Posted by: GreensboroDailyPhoto | Friday, September 02, 2011 at 06:40 AM