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Talmud Torah Synagogue

Twelve technical drawings for the Talmud Torah Synagogue, created by Hill & Mock on December 8, 1924. The structure, originally named Chevra Talmud Torah, was located at S 4th and I street, facing towards Wright Park. The synagogue was renamed the Sinai Temple in 1947 and a merging of congregations in the 1960s led to the creation of a new synagogue, the Temple Beth El, in 1968. The structure was donated to the Tacoma Blood Bank before being demolished in the 1970s.

Irwin (sometimes Irwyn) Horatio Hill was born in Illinois and graduated from the University of Illinois and Chicago Art Institute. After moving to Tacoma in 1903, Hill partnered with George Bullard, then Woodroofe and Griffin, then Hill, Mock & Griffin and finally Mock & Morrison. Hill was a member of the Tacoma Park Board and the Tacoma Rotary Club.

Ernest Thornton Mock is one of the few other architects in this collection that were born in Tacoma. Mock apprenticed for twelve years under Bullard & Russell before partnering with Irwin H. Hill and Jack Griffin in 1918. When Griffin left to pursue contracts in Lewis County, he was replaced by Nelson J. Morrison and shared a space in the Perkins Building. Mock's death in 1950 inspired the 88th annual reunion of the Scottish Rite Masons in Tacoma, to honor his 25 years of service.

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This photograph of the Talmud Torah Synagogue, 901 South 4th Street, was taken shortly before its dedication on September 18, 1925. The synagogue was designed by Hill and Mock, architects, in the Romanesque Italian Renaissance manner. It was located at South 4th & I Streets and served the Orthodox Jewish community in Tacoma. The dedication was held in conjunction with the start of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. In 1968, after the merger of Talmud Torah and Temple Beth Israel into Temple Beth El, the Talmud Torah Synagogue was sold to the Tacoma Blood Bank. It was later demolished and the site was used as a parking lot for Tacoma General Hospital. (WSHS) (TNT 9/17/1925, PG. 20)


Talmud Torah Synagogue (Tacoma); Synagogues--Tacoma;

BOLAND-B18322

This group of children and young adults is probably celebrating Purim in March of 1928 at the Talmud Torah Synagogue, 901 South 4th St. The News Tribune noted that a play entitled "The Festival of the Feasts with the cast of 12 under the direction of Miss Lillian Friedman, will be presented. G20.1-022 (TNT 03/05/1928) The date in the photographer's daybook indicates the time of Passover, but that is likely in error.


Talmud Torah Synagogue (Tacoma); Synagogues--Tacoma;

BOWEN TPL-6767

ca. 1931. Talmud Torah Synagogue, 901 So. 4th, Tacoma. Architects Hill & Mock designed this "Romanesque Italian Renaissance" structure, which was constructed in 1925. It was renamed Sinai Temple in 1947. In 1960, Talmud Torah merged with the reformists at Temple Beth Israel. Rabbi Richard Rosenthal was elected to lead the combined congregations. They built a new synagogue, Temple Beth El, at 5975 So. 12th St. Talmud Torah was sold in 1968 to the Tacoma Blood Bank. It was later demolished and its site used as a parking lot for Tacoma General Hospital. Bowen # CHU-025

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Talmud Torah Synagogue. Mrs. Robert Tone. Interior view of Talmud Torah Synagogue. People in the photograph are, left to right, Rabbi DeKoven, Richard Drues, Joanne Sussman, Dave Slotnick, Frank Werbitsky and Al Tone. Photo ordered by Mrs. Sarah Tone.


Synagogues--Tacoma; Rites & ceremonies--Tacoma; Religious services--Tacoma; Talmud Torah Synagogue (Tacoma); Drues, Richard; Sussman, Joanne; Slotnick, Dave; Werbitsky, Frank; Tone, Al;

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A group of children and adults have gathered at the Sinai Temple. Three women are seated in the front and they each wear a corsage. Three men and three children are standing with them. Ordered by Libby (Mrs. Morris) Epstein.


Synagogues--Tacoma; Sinai Temple (Tacoma); Jewish families--Tacoma--1950-1960;

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Family portrait taken at the Bar Mitzvah of Louis Nemetz at the Sinai Temple. Louis was the son of Edith and Hymie Nemetz. The family resided at 702 No. Sheridan Ave. They were the owners of Admiral Furniture Co. located at 8225 South Tacoma Way. The Bar Mitzvah recognizes when a boy obtains his 13 birthday and takes on religious duties.


Nemetz, Louis; Rites & ceremonies--Tacoma--1950-1960; Synagogues--Tacoma; Sinai Temple (Tacoma); Religious services--Tacoma; Judaism--Tacoma;

D100571-1

A portrait of Louis Nemetz at his Bar Mitzvah at the Sinai Temple. "Bar Mitzvah" literally means "son of the commandment." A Bar Mitzvah notes the coming of age for a Jewish boy as he obtains his 13 birthday and becomes obligated to observe the commandments. He obtains the right to take a part in religious services, to count in a minyan, to form binding contracts, to testify before religious courts and to marry. Louis wears the symbolic prayer shawl around his neck that is given to him on his Bar Mitzvah and will accompany him throughout his life and a yarmulke, the skullcap worn on his head. Photograph ordered by Edith (Mrs. Henry, listed in the 1957 City Directory as Hymie) Nemetz of 702 So. Sheridan Ave. Hymie Nemetz owned Admiral Furniture Co. at 8225 South Tacoma Way. (Bar Mitzvah information obtained from the online Jewish Virtual Library)


Nemetz, Louis; Rites & ceremonies--Tacoma--1950-1960; Synagogues--Tacoma; Sinai Temple (Tacoma); Religious services--Tacoma; Judaism--Tacoma;

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Exterior exposure of Temple Beth El's South Temple, formerly known as Talmud Torah Synagogue and Sinai Temple. Designed by architects Hill & Mock, and built by contractors Knoell & Westerfield in 1925, the Italian Renaissance Romanesque Talmud Torah Synagogue was located at So. 4th & I Sts. Its congregation was more traditionally minded than Temple Beth Israel's reformists, however in 1960 both congregations voted to merge. Rabbi Richard Rosenthal was elected to lead the combined congregations, now called Temple Beth El. Temple Beth Israel on No. 4th St. was sold in 1964 to the Apostolic Faith Church and Talmud Torah, the South Temple, was sold in 1968 to the Tacoma Blood Bank. The Talmud Torah was demolished and its site used as a parking lot for Tacoma General Hospital. Photograph ordered by Tacoma Realty. (History of Pierce County, Vol. 1, p. 15) TPL-8677


Talmud Torah Synagogue (Tacoma); Synagogues--Tacoma;

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Interior view of the Temple Beth El's South Temple on May 28, 1964. The Star of David is carved onto the many pews in the sanctuary as well as on the large circular window behind the curtained Ark. Two menorahs flank the bimah. Temple Beth El's South Temple was known as the Talmud Torah Synagogue. It was built in 1925 in the classic Italian Renaissance style with arched ceilings and glass windows. Talmud Torah Synagogue, although more traditionally minded, had merged with Temple Beth Israel in 1960. Now called Temple Beth El, it would sell its North Temple on No. 4th & J in 1964 to the Apostolic Faith Church; four years later, the Tacoma Blood Bank would acquire the Talmud Torah property. It was demolished and a parking lot established in its place. A new synagogue for the combined congregations was dedicated in 1968 at So. 12th & Vassault. (History of Pierce County, Vol. 1, p. 15) Photograph ordered by Tacoma Realty.


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