Temple Shalom (Wheeling, West Virginia)

Temple Shalom (Wheeling, West Virginia)

Temple Shalom is a reform Jewish synagogue in Wheeling, West Virginia.

History

The Temple was founded by German Jews in 1849 as Congregation L'Shem Shomayim. It is the oldest congregation in West Virginia.

Abba Hillel Silver served as the rabbi form 1915-1917.

In April of 1892 it dedicated an elaborate Moorish Revival synagogue on Eoff Street. [Jewish Communities on the Ohio River: A History, By Amy Hill ShevitzPublished by University Press of Kentucky, 2007, p. 140] [EOFF STREET TEMPLE; THE NEW SYNAGOGUE; Some Idea of Its Beautiful Finish and Furnishings;SPLENDID MEMORIAL WINDOWS And Carven Pulpit and Altar Presented by Members of the Congregation -- Interior Decorations of the Most Beautiful Temple of Worship in Wheeling -- The Dedication. Wheeling Daily Intelligencer, March 29, 1892, p. 5. [http://wheeling.weirton.lib.wv.us/history/landmark/churches/eoffst02.htm] ] The building, known as the Eoff Street Temple featured a dome, keyhold door and elaborate keyhole windows. A photograph can be seen at (wheeling.weirton.lib.wv.us/history/photos/artwork/temple1.htm )

Outside link

* http://www.westvirginiajewishhistory.com/wheeling.htm

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