Status Active Completed 1928 Capacity 1,350 Affiliation Reform Judaism | Website sholomchicago.org Opened 1928 Phone +1 773-525-4707 Architect Charles A. Coolidge | |
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Location 3480 N. Lake Shore Drive,
Chicago, Illinois, United States Leadership Senior Rabbi: Edwin Goldberg Associate Rabbi: Shoshanah Conover Cantor: Sheera Ben-David Address 3480 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60657, USA Architectural styles Byzantine Revival architecture, Moorish Revival architecture Similar Anshe Emet Synagogue, Congregation Or Chadash, KAM Isaiah Israel, East Midwood Jewish C, Free Synagogue of Flushing | ||
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Temple Sholom (formally Temple Sholom of Chicago) is a Reform Jewish congregation located at 3480 N. Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1867, it is one of the oldest synagogues in Chicago.
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Architecture
The current building's design began as a 1921 assignment given to three students at the School of Architecture at the Armour Institute (now the Illinois Institute of Technology). By 1928, with the assistance of professional architects Charles Hodgson of Chicago and Charles A. Coolidge of Boston, the Byzantine Revival and Moorish Revival structure was completed. The western wall of the 1,350 seat sanctuary was mounted on wheels so that it could be moved, opening the room into the adjoining social hall almost doubling the capacity.
In 1972, Israeli artist Nehemia Azaz was commissioned to create a set of five stained glass windows representing selections from Job, Proverbs, Psalms, Ezra and Nehemiah.
Later, in 1996 Leon Golub was given a commission to design a set of stained glass windows for Temple Sholom in Chicago, the four windows depict the life of Joseph. These would be the only stained glass windows Leon Golub ever did. They were fabricated in New York by Victor Rothman and Gene Mallard.
Rabbi Frederick C. Schwartz Library and Mendelson Gallery
The Rabbi Frederick C. Schwartz Library holds 6,000 adult books, 2,000 children's books, 300 videos and 30 journals. The Mendelson Gallery exhibits Jewish art.
Clergy
Senior Rabbi Edwin C. Goldberg, 2013 - current. Before joining Temple Sholom, Rabbi Goldberg served as the Senior Rabbi of Temple Judea in Coral Gables, Florida for seventeen years.
Associate Rabbi Shoshonah Conover
Assistant Rabbi Jeremy Weisblatt, 2015 - current
Cantor Sheera Ben-David, 2016 - current
Past
Senior Rabbi Frederick C. Schwartz, 1974 - 1997, having previously served in St. Paul, MN.
Senior Rabbi Aaron Mark Petuchowski, 1997 - 2012, having previously served at Temple Sinai of Roslyn, New York for fourteen years.
Cantor Aviva Katzman, 1987-2015. Cantor Emerita 2015-current. Cantor Aviva Katzman was the first female member of the Jewish clergy in the city of Chicago.