Temple Israel (Tulsa, Oklahoma)

Temple Israel is a Reform Jewish congregation located at 2004 East 22nd Place in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Founded in 1914, the synagogue affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism in 1915, and constructed its first building on the corner of 14th and Cheyenne Streets in 1919. Early rabbis included Jacob Menkes, Charles Latz, Samuel Kaplan, Jacob Krohngold, and Benjamin Kelsen. Membership rose from 54 families in 1919 to 170 in 1943 and peaked at 585 families in 1985, but fell to 425 by 2011, and 375 by 2019. Temple Israel is Tulsa's oldest synagogue, and only Reform synagogue.

Temple Israel (Tulsa, Oklahoma)

Temple Israel is a Reform Jewish congregation located at 2004 East 22nd Place in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Founded in 1914, the synagogue affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism in 1915, and constructed its first building on the corner of 14th and Cheyenne Streets in 1919. Early rabbis included Jacob Menkes, Charles Latz, Samuel Kaplan, Jacob Krohngold, and Benjamin Kelsen. Membership rose from 54 families in 1919 to 170 in 1943 and peaked at 585 families in 1985, but fell to 425 by 2011, and 375 by 2019. Temple Israel is Tulsa's oldest synagogue, and only Reform synagogue.