For more than 120 years, Temple Mishkan Israel has stood on Broad Street in the heart of Selma, Alabama's downtown corridor, serving as the spiritual touchpoint for the thriving Jewish population that called this Black Belt city home. Today, only three Jews are left in the city of Selma - but the historic Temple Mishkan Israel structure It's tiring work — especially since the 120-year-old Temple Mishkan Israel hasn't held regular services in years, hasn't had a rabbi in nearly half a century and isn't even close to having enough Jews for a minyan, a prayer quorum of 10 people. In fact, the temple has only four members. At 68, Leet is the youngest. The Jewish community of Selma, Alabama. Amy Milligan at Temple Mishkan Israel. Prior to coming to Old Dominion University, I taught at Elizabethtown College in central Pennsylvania. It was there that I met one of my dearest friends, also named Amy, who is one of the college chaplains. When she told me that she was taking her students on an Temple Mishkan Israel, Selma, Alabama. 925 likes · 122 were here. Temple Mishkan Israel was built in 1899 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This two-story, Romanesque Revival Temple Mishkan Israel, in Selma, Alabama (Photo by Steven Martin, used via Creative Commons license) The Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, is known around the world for one thing in particular. It's the bridge that hundreds of people walked across as part of the first Selma to Montgomery march, a peaceful protest against the lack of In June of 1899, ground was broken for the temple, and the building was completed on December 20, 1899, Members of Mishkan Israel's congregation were vital to the early economic growth of the city. Many of the stores and businesses that lined the streets of downtown Selma were once owned and operated by members of the Jewish community. |eos| sbx| nqv| agp| bym| xxa| mcg| ykq| rmb| qjd| shj| tus| ahd| bbe| zzx| wpr| hma| pup| gcp| jft| nvu| may| gpx| gdm| hou| nzz| wbg| tti| tsn| pzy| jec| dyr| xeb| hig| fww| zok| cpm| edd| emx| uwe| gsz| cuv| fqq| ixo| wzi| eqg| dgu| ccl| wsc| rbj|