Temple B'nai Israel was founded in 1896.

​The current synagogue was purchased from the Baptists in 1911 and remodeled. 

 

Founding members were: 

Samuel L. Rosenthal (founder of S. Rosenthal & Sons Store)

Moses Rosenthal

Alick Rosenthal

Meyer I. Fryman

Herman H. Welling

Ben Welling

Adolph Dosie

Max Glazer

Harris Willinsky

Wolf H. Keiden

Jacob Greenberg

John Rutenberg

​Albert M. Blumrosen