Temple Emanu El (f. 1947) was the third Reform congregation founded in the Cleveland, Ohio area. It was established with the help of the first Reform synagogues, Anshe Chesed and The Temple, along with the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, to attract the unaffiliated Jews who were moving into Cleveland's eastern suburbs. Alan S. Green, a Cleveland native, was the founding rabbi who oversaw the congregation's growth to approximately 650 families. Upon his retirement in February 1977, Rabbi Daniel A. Roberts succeeded him. The Temple's activities included a Men's Club, a Sisterhood, a Couple's Club, several youth groups, and the operation of a Religious School. Temple Emanu El borrowed worship space throughout the eastern suburbs such as Shaker Heights for the first six years of its existence. The congregation purchased land on Green Road near Cedar Road and constructed the temple in 1954. In 2008 the Temple moved into a new building at the corner of Brainard and Emory roads in Orange Village, Ohio.
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From the guide to the Temple Emanu El Records, 1937-1986, (Western Reserve Historical Society)
