Temple of Israel (Amsterdam, New York)

Temple of Israel
Temple of Israel
Spanish: Templo Esperanza de Israel
	The former synagogue, now church, in 2020
Religion
Affiliation	Reform Judaism (former); Evangelical Christianity;
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue (1901–2005); Church (since 2008);
Status	Active
Location
Location	81⁄2 Mohawk Place, Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York
Country	United States
	Location in New York
Coordinates	42°56′22″N 74°11′41″W / 42.93944°N 74.19472°W
Architecture
Architect	Worthy Niver
Type	Synagogue
Style	Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals; Late Victorian;
Established	1874 (Jewish congregation)
Completed	1901 (synagogue); 2008 (church);
Capacity	200 worshippers
	Temple of Israel
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NRHP reference No.	92001043
Added to NRHP	August 27, 1992

Affiliation

Reform Judaism (former)
Evangelical Christianity

Ecclesiastical or organisational status

Synagogue (1901–2005)
Church (since 2008)

StatusActive

Location81⁄2 Mohawk Place, Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York

The Temple of Israel is an historic former Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 81⁄2 Mohawk Place in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York, in the United States. Rededicated as Templo Esperanza de Israel, the building has been used as a church since 2008.

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Temple of Israel
Spanish: Templo Esperanza de Israel
The former synagogue, now church, in 2020
Religion
Affiliation	Reform Judaism (former) Evangelical Christianity
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue (1901–2005) Church (since 2008)
Status	Active
Location
Location	81⁄2 Mohawk Place, Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York
Country	United States
Location in New York
Coordinates	42°56′22″N 74°11′41″W / 42.93944°N 74.19472°W / 42.93944; -74.19472
Architecture
Architect	Worthy Niver
Type	Synagogue
Style	Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals Late Victorian
Established	1874 (Jewish congregation)
Completed	1901 (synagogue) 2008 (church)
Capacity	200 worshippers


Temple of Israel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

NRHP reference No.	92001043
Added to NRHP	August 27, 1992

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