Temple Gemiluth Chessed
Synagogue in Port Gibson, Mississippi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Temple Gemiluth Chessed (transliterated from Hebrew as "Acts of Loving Kindness") is a former Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 706 Church Street, in Port Gibson, Mississippi, in the United States. Built in 1892, it is the oldest congregation in the state and the only building completed in the Moorish Revival style. The congregation was founded in 1870 by a community of Jewish immigrants from German states and Alsace-Lorraine. Due to declining population as people moved to larger urban areas, the congregation closed in 1986.
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Temple Gemiluth Chessed | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Reform Judaism (former) |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue (1892–1986) |
Status | Closed; abandoned |
Location | |
Location | 706 Church Street, Port Gibson, Mississippi |
Country | United States |
Location of the former synagogue in Mississippi | |
Geographic coordinates | 31°57′33″N 90°58′58″W |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Bartlett and Budemeyer |
Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | Moorish Revival |
General contractor | J. F. Barnes |
Date established | 1870 (as a congregation) |
Groundbreaking | 1891 |
Completed | 1892 |
Construction cost | $7,000 |
Materials | Red brick |
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