Union Temple (Brooklyn, New York)
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Union Temple of Brooklyn
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Union Temple, 2012
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| Location | 17 Eastern Pkwy., Brooklyn, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°40′24″N 73°58′4.5″W / 40.67333°N 73.967917°WCoordinates: 40°40′24″N 73°58′4.5″W / 40.67333°N 73.967917°W |
| Area | Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1929 |
| Architect | Brunner, Arnold |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference # | 15000232 |
| Added to NRHP | May 18, 2015 |
The Union Temple of Brooklyn is a Reform synagogue located at 17 Eastern Parkway between Underhill Avenue and Plaza Street East in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, across the street from the Brooklyn Public Library, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. It is the result of the merger of two nineteenth century congregations, K. K. Beth Elohim and Temple Israel.
The building was designed by Arnold Brunner and completed in 1929 as the community house for a planned temple next door, which was never built because of the Great Depression; the 11-story building has been used for the congregation's worship since, except, in the past, on High Holy Days, when the Brooklyn Academy of Music was utilized. In 1942, a theatre in the building was remodeled to be a sanctuary.
In 2015 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Founded in 1848 by German and Alsatian Jewish immigrants living in the village of Williamsburgh, K.K. Beth Elohim was the first Jewish congregation established in Brooklyn and the first on Long Island. It is a member congregation of the Union of Reform Judaism.
The congregation first worshiped in a private home on Marcy Avenue. In 1860 a former church building on South First Street was purchased and remodeled for use as a synagogue, it was afterwards used as a school offered elementary education in English and German, in both secular and religious subjects. The school closed when public education began in Brooklyn.
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