Temple of Israel (Greenville, S.C.)

The Jewish community of Greenville, South Carolina, first organized in 1911, when six Jewish families began meeting regularly in each others homes for discussion and religious observance. By 1917, a larger, more formally organized group held services in Greenville's public halls. In April 1929, The Temple of Israel, a Reform congregation, was officially dedicated. Services were conducted by lay leaders until 1937 when Rabbi Maurice M. Mazure was installed as the first full-time spiritual leader. In 1989 The Temple of Israel moved to a new location on Greenville's east side. By fall 2000, the congregation was 200 families strong and growing larger each year.

From the description of Scrapbooks, 1964-1978. (College of Charleston). WorldCat record id: 50104651