Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation

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Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation
Religion
Affiliation Reform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational status Synagogue
LeadershipRabbi Brett Krichiver
  • Cantor Aviva Marer
  • Rabbi Jordana Chernow-Reader(Associate)
  • Rabbi Roxanne Shapiro (Education)
StatusActive
Location
Location6501 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana
CountryUnited States
Location map Indianapolis.png
Red pog.svg
Location on the northern boundary of Indianapolis, Indiana
Geographic coordinates 39°52′34″N86°09′24″W / 39.876168°N 86.156572°W / 39.876168; -86.156572
Architecture
Architect(s) Vonnegut & Bohn (1899)
TypeSynagogue
Style
Date established1856 (as a congregation)
Completed
  • 1858 (E. Washington St.)
  • 1868 (E. Market St.)
  • 1899 (Tenth St.)
  • 1958 (Meridian St.)
Demolished1975 (Tenth St.)
Website
ihcindy.org

The Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 6501 North Meridian Street, in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States. It is the oldest synagogue in Indianapolis. [1] [2]

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History

The congregation was founded in 1856 and erected its first synagogue building in 1858 "in Judah’s Block (East Washington Street), opposite the Court House." [3] This early building was replaced with the building at 435 East Market Street in 1868, [4] and the Tenth Street Temple in 1899. The Tenth Street Temple, designed by Vonnegut & Bohn, architects, was a domed building in an eclectic Neoclassical style, [5] which was burned and demolished in 1975. [6] Rabbi Isaac Meyer Wise led the congregation at that time. The congregation's current building at 6501 North Meridian Street was completed in 1958, [3] in the Modernist style and was renovated in 2011. [4]

Rabbinical leaders

Morris M. Feuerlicht was associate of the congregation from 1904 to 1907 and senior rabbi from 1907 to 1946. [7] Rabbi Maurice Davis was known for his work in the Civil Rights Movement. Rabbi Murray Saltzman (1967 to 1978) was also known for his work in the Civil Rights Movement. Rabbi Jonathan Stein, who was Senior Rabbi at the synagogue, is now Senior Rabbi at Temple Shaaray Tefila on New York City's Upper East Side. [8] Rabbi Brett Krichiver is the current Senior Rabbi. [9]

Notable members

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