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The Temple

Atlanta, US

The Temple

The Temple (formally, the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation) is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 1589 Peachtree Street NE, in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. The oldest Jewish congregation in Atlanta, it was established in 1860 to serve the needs of German-Jewish immigrants

. The Temple, designed by Philip Trammell Shutze in a Neoclassical style, was completed in 1931. The synagogue building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 9, 1982; and designated as an Atlanta Landmark Building on October 23, 1989.

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