| Temple Beth Am | |
|---|---|
 Temple Beth Am, in 2015 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Conservative Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership | Rabbi Adam Kligfeld |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Corner of Olympic Boulevard and La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, California |
| Country | United States |
  Location in Los Angeles | |
| Geographic coordinates | 34°03′30″N 118°22′36″W / 34.05823°N 118.37658°W / 34.05823; -118.37658 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Ralph A. Vaughn |
| Type | Synagogue |
| Style | Modernist |
| Date established | 1935 (as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1959 (existing location) |
| Website | |
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Temple Beth Am (formerly the Olympic Jewish Center) is a Conservative synagogue located on the corner of Olympic Boulevard and La Cienega Boulevard, just south of Beverly Hills, in Los Angeles, California, in the United States. Founded in 1935, it moved into a new building designed by one of the earliest African-American architects in Los Angeles, Ralph A. Vaughn, in 1959.
History
Temple Beth Am was founded in 1935 as the Olympic Jewish Center. It is the third oldest Conservative synagogue in Los Angeles.
Jacob Pressman served as its rabbi from 1950 to 1985. Under his leadership, the synagogue took its current name, Temple Beth Am in 1957. It moved into a new building designed by the African-American architect, Ralph A. Vaughn, in 1959.
The congregation has received significant donations from Holocaust survivor Sigi Ziering and his wife Marilyn, and the building has been named in their honor.
In 2012, the Sefer Torah nearly fell to the ground during a service. As this is seen a traumatic event in the Jewish faith, rabbi Adam Kligfeld requested that members of the congregation share among themselves forty days of fasting to recover.
Notable members
- George Konheim, real estate developer
References
- "Fairfax: Temple Beth Am Reunion". The Los Angeles Times. October 11, 1990.
- ^ Nadell, Pamela Susan (1988). Conservative Judaism in America: A Biographical Dictionary and Sourcebook. ABC-CLIO. pp. 202–203.
- Temple Beth Am: Building Our House Archived 2015-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
- "Los Angeles". Jewish Virtual Library.
- Wilson, Dreck Spurlock (2004). African American Architects: A Biographical Dictionary, 1865-1945. New York City: Routledge. p. 666.
- ^ Fax, Julie Gruenbaum (September 27, 2012). "A Torah falls, a shul bonds". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles.
- McLellan, Dennis (December 9, 2001). "George Konheim, 84; Leading Developer, Philanthropist". The Los Angeles Times.
External links
Categories:
- Synagogues in Los Angeles
- Jewish organizations established in 1935
- 1935 establishments in California
- Synagogues completed in 1959
- Conservative synagogues in California
- 1959 establishments in California
- Modernist architecture in California
- Modernist synagogues
- Buildings and structures in Beverly Hills, California