Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "check for unknown parameters".Template:Wikidata image The Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue is a non-denominational Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 1457 Griswold Street in Detroit, Michigan, in the United States. The Reconstructionist Congregation of Detroit holds services jointly with the Isaac Agree Synagogue.[1]
Rabbi Ariana Silverman has served as its rabbi since 2016.[2]
History
The Isaac Agree Memorial Society was formed in 1921 by the Agree, Canvasser, Kaplan, Rosin, and Zatkin families.[3] The synagogue went through two periods when it did not own a permanent building. The congregation purchased its location on Griswold Street and Clifford Street, its third home, from the former Fintex department store in the early 1960s. In the past,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". the congregation had hundreds of members, joined by Jewish businessmen visiting and working in the city.
In 2000, the congregation drew 25 to 30 worshipers for Shabbat services on Saturday mornings.[4] Six hundred worshipers attended the synagogue's High Holiday services in 2007, which were open to all.[5] In 2008 the Shabbat morning prayer services were the only weekly scheduled services offered by the synagogue;[5] however, by 2014 the weekly offerings expanded to include Thursday morning and Friday evening services.[6]
since 2008[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". patrons and staff of a neighboring club together developed a plan to help revitalize the synagogue. A contractor estimated that it would cost US$450,000 to repair the building and convert the top two floors into living and work space. The group approached the board with the proposal.[5]
In 2022, the synagogue marked its centennial with a block party and groundbreaking on a US$5 million project to expand and renovate its building,[7] which had been in poor condition and lacked office space for the synagogue's five full-time staff.[8] The building reopened in August 2023 and houses offices for several local Jewish nonprofit organizations, along with a community gathering space, and a newly renovated sanctuary.[8]
since 2023[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the synagogue is the last in Detroit city limits.[9] It had a membership of 425 families.[8]
On October 21, 2023, Samantha Woll, the synagogue's president, was found stabbed to death outside her home in Lafayette Park.[10][11]
See also
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References
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- ↑ Downtown Synagogue, The Lost Synagogues of Detroit. Accessed December 18, 2008.
- ↑ Staff. "Downtown synagogue rabbi and members keep the faith", The Detroit News, December 27, 2000. Accessed December 18, 2008.
- ↑ a b c Aguilar, Louis. "Saving Detroit's last synagogue", The Detroit News, December 18, 2008. Accessed December 18, 2008.
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External links
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