Temple Israel is the second oldest Jewish congregation in Georgia, United States."Object Record, Temple B'nai Israel, Columbus, Ga.", Columbus Museum. Accessed August 10, 2021. Founded in 1854 as Temple B'nai Israel, a Charter Member of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, now the Union for Reform Judaism, it remains a congregation affiliated with Reform Judaism."Temple Israel Collection (MC 305)", Columbus State University. Accessed August 10, 2021. Today the Jewish population of Columbus is less than 750 individuals and Temple Israel community retains around 150 members."Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities - Columbus, Georgia", Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. Accessed August 10, 2021."Columbus, Georgia Downtown Churches: B'nai Israel.", Historic Columbus. Accessed October 29, 2021.
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