Temple Beth David, Front Exterior, designed by Louis Greenstein. Created by Izon Productions-Don Dannecker, 2017. Reproduced with permission of the Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies.
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Temple David-Ner Israel, Dedication of new sanctuary-1, Courtesy of Temple Beth Tzedek.
Temple Beth David-Ner Israel
Synagogues / Temple Beth David-Ner IsraelTemple Beth David-Ner Israel at 500 Starin Avenue was a merger of two congregations from two streams of Judaism: Conservative and traditional.OverviewThe fusion of a synagogue associated with Conservative Judaism and a...
Temple Beth El, Richmond Avenue, c.1920s photograph created by Hauser Bob and Sons, Ms222, Temple Beth El Collection, University Archives, University at Buffalo, State University of New York at Buffalo, used with permission.
Temple Beth El
Synagogues / Temple Beth ElTemple Beth El, founded as Congregation Bethel was the first synagogue to be established in Buffalo in 1847. Soon after its formation it changed its name to Temple Beth El. The congregation moved several times within the city, eventually...
External of 1045 Art Gallery, former home of Temple Beth Israel, created by Izon Productions-Don Dannecker, 2017. The image is reproduced with permission of the Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies.
Temple Beth Israel
Former Shaarey Zedek sanctuary and synagogue complex, and the first site of Temple Beth Tzedek, photograph created by Izon Productions-Don Dannecker, 2013. Courtesy of the Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies.
Temple Beth Tzedek
Synagogues / Temple Beth TzedekTemple Beth Tzedek was established in 2008 through the merger of two existing synagogues associated with Conservative Judaism: Temple Beth El and Temple Shaarey Zedek. Initially located in the former Temple Shaarey Zedek synagogue in...
External image of the Temple Beth Zion Sanctuary, photograph created by Paul Pasquarello, 1984, TBZ Collection, Cofeld Judaic Museum, permission of Temple Beth Zion.
Temple Beth Zion
The first and largest Reform synagogue in Western New York, Temple Beth Zion began as an orthodox congregation when it formed in 1850.
Temple Emanu-el, Temple Building, Proof Copy, Photographer unknown, 1933. Courtesy of Temple Beth Tzedek.
Temple Emanu-el
Temple Sinai, Lyndale Avenue synagogue, 1952. Courtesy of Congregation Shir Shalom.
Temple Sinai
Synagogues / Temple SinaiFounded in 1952 in Amherst, NY, Temple Sinai was the first suburban and the first Reconstructionist synagogue in Greater Buffalo. In 2012 it merged with Temple Beth Am to form the world’s first jointly constituted Reconstructionist-Reform...
Temple Shaarey Zedek, Bimah, created by Izon Productions-Don Dannecker, 2017. The image is reproduced with permission of the Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies.
Temple Shaarey Zedek
Synagogues / Temple Shaarey ZedekPart of the stream of Conservative Judaism, Temple Shaarey Zedek formed in 1968 through a merger of two North Buffalo synagogues: Temple Emanu-El and Temple Beth David-Ner Israel. It committed itself to a suburban home in Getzville,...
Young Israel at Maple Road, photograph created by Izon Productions-Don Dannecker, 2013. Courtesy of the Foundation for Jewish Philanthropies.
Young Israel of Greater Buffalo
Synagogues / Young Israel of Greater BuffaloYoung Israel of Greater Buffalo began as an informal orthodox minyan in 1973 and formally incorporated in 1974. It built its synagogue on Maple Road in 1979 and has retained this congregational home over the entirety of...