Historical Marker

Temple Israel

Columbus · Muscogee County · Erected 2005

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The Story

Founded in 1854 as B'nai Israel by some twenty mostly German-immigrant families, it is among Georgia's oldest Jewish congregations. A 1907 fire destroyed its downtown temple's interior; the congregation later moved to Wildwood Avenue.

About this site

Temple Israel is a historical marker in Columbus, Muscogee County, erected in 2005. It is one of 92 historical markers documented in Muscogee County, among 248 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.4647, -84.9880 near Columbus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Girard Colored Mission (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Rosenberg, Max, House, McArdle House, and Roberts, John Spencer, House.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.4647, -84.9880 · Columbus, Muscogee County

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