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Temple Emanu-El

Temple Emanu-El, Lake Street & Arguello Blvd, San Francisco CA

 

The first Rosh Hashanah service was held in 1849 at the corner of Jackson and Kearney Streets in a tent store for 30 people. In 1850 San Francisco Congregations Emanu-El and Sheith Israel were founded and the Congregation's first synagogue was dedicated on Broadway Street in 1854. The Arguello and Lake Street Synagogue was dedicated in 1926 - - and includes in its membership Senator Dianne Feinstein.

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Uploaded on July 29, 2010
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