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[Ark and Bimah at Beth-El Congregation Temple]
Date: 2000
Creator: Lauer, Ralph
Description: Photograph of the altar or "bimah" in Beth-El Congregation's main worship area between 1920 and 2000. Most of the features were added in 1948 when the temple was remodeled following a fire. These include the wall behind the alter made of reddish Colorado travertine, the ark (which contained the Torahs) framed with gray-veined cremo-Italian marble, as well as the gate and the menorahs flanking the ark which are an Art Deco design. The peach carpet, chairs, and dove lights were added when the interior was remodeled in 1981.
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[Beth-El Congregation Building Committee]
Date: 1999
Creator: Schweitzer, Leonard
Description: Photograph of Beth-El's Building Committee. Four of the committee members are seated around a wooden table, the other four members are standing behind them. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph say "Briarhaven Planning Committee" "from Len S. Construction book" and list the persons in the photo from left to right. Front row: Lynny Sankary, [Committee Chairman] Irwin Krauss, Judith Cohen, Billy Rosenthal Back row: Ken Baum, Rabbi Ralph Mecklenburger, Dr. Ira Hollander, Shelden Anisman.
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[Beth-El Congregation Building Committee Discussing Plans]
Date: 1999
Creator: Schweitzer, Leonard
Description: Photograph of Beth-El's Building Committee. The committee members are standing around a wooden table looking at the building plans. Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph say "Briarhaven Planning Committee" "from Len S. Construction book" and list the persons in the photo from left to right. Clockwise from left: David Stanford (architect), [Committee Chairman] Irwin Krauss, Ken Baum, Lynny Sakary, Sheldon Anisman, Jane Manning & Bob Wagnon (designers) Rabbi Ralph Mecklenburger, Judith Cohen.
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[Beth-El Congregation's First Synagogue]
Date: 1915
Creator: The Jewish Monitor
Description: Photograph of Temple Beth-El, the first house of worship for Beth-El, Fort Worth's Reform Jewish congregation. It was a two-story, neo-classical synagogue constructed of wood and stucco. Above the columned entrance was a wooden Star of David, beneath which were the Hebrew words "Y'he Or," meaning "Let There Be Light." Handwritten notes on the back of the photograph say, "Beth-El Congregation's 1st synagogue; built 1908 @ 5th & Taylor Streets. Photo from The Jewish Monitor, 1915. Greek Revival Style, The Hebrew Lettering says: 'Let there be light.'"
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[Beth-El Congregation's Second Synagogue]
Date: 2000
Creator: Lauer, Ralph
Description: Photograph of the entrance to the temple of Fort Worth's Reform Jewish congregation from 1920-2000. The building was two-stories and made of red brick and limestone. The temple's facade has a frieze above the entry with a quote from Psalms: "Give Ear, O Lord, Unto My Prayer" as well as two menorahs above the entrance. There are many stained-glass windows on the front and side of the building, protected by storm windows. This image shows the front of the building shortly before the congregation moved to their third location. Many of the decorative features, particularly the frieze and limestone arches, are stained with black marks from 80 years of air pollution.
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[Beth-El Congregation's Second Synagogue]
Date: 1970
Creator: Stenzler, Mary
Description: Photograph of the front entrance of the second house of worship for Beth-El Congregation, Fort Worth's Reform Jewish congregation. The building was two-stories and made of red brick. The temple's facade has a frieze above the entry with a quote from Psalms: "Give Ear, O Lord, Unto My Prayer" as well as two menorahs above the entrance. There are many stained-glass windows on the front and side of the building, protected by storm windows. At the far right of the photograph, Broadway Baptist Church is visible behind the synagogue. There is also a car in the bottom right corner, and a lamppost with the street names "Galveston" and "W. Broadway" in the foreground.
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[Beth-El Congregation's Second Synagogue]
Date: 1948
Creator: J. Allison
Description: Photograph of the second synagogue of the Beth-El Congregation, Fort Worth's Reform Jewish congregation. The building was two-stories and made of red brick. The temple's facade has a frieze above the entry with a quote from Psalms: "Give Ear, O Lord, Unto My Prayer" as well as two menorahs above the entrance. There are also stained-glass windows around the entrance and along the length of the building. A handwritten note on the back of the photo says, "Exterior 2nd Temple. 207 W. Broadway."
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[Floating Star, Interior of Beth-El Congregation Sanctuary]
Date: 1948
Creator: Joe Weisberg
Description: Photograph of the floating star which was suspended from the ceiling as part of the interior design of the sanctuary when Beth-El was rebuilt in 1948 after the 1946 fire.
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[Interior of Beth-El Congregation Sanctuary]
Date: 2000
Creator: Lauer, Ralph
Description: Photograph of the interior of the second house of worship for Fort Worth's Reform Jewish congregation after being remodeled in 1981. This image was taken with the main lights turned off to show the sanctuary's 72 Castelli fiberglass lights, which evoke the imagery of a flock of doves. The stained glass in the background dates to the 1948 remodeling.
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[Photograph of Isidore Carb]
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Portrait of Isidore Carb (1852-1915) wearing a dark-colored suit, visible from the waist up. Carb, a cotton broker and real estate appraiser, was a Mississippi native who came to Fort Worth in 1882. He was one of the founding members of the Beth-El Congregation in 1902. The photograph is on a light-colored paper and attached to a dark mat board.
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