Historical Marker

Vine Street Temple

Commerce Street and Seventh Avenue North · Nashville-Davidson · Davidson

Tennessee marker

Inscription

Nashville’s Jewish community began in the 1840s. Many early families were immigrants fleeing oppression in Germany, Russia, and Poland. Completed in 1876, the Vine Street Temple, with nine Byzantine domes was Nashville’s first synagogue, for 80 years a symbol of the city’s strong Jewish presence. In 1955, the Reform congregation moved to West Nashville where it and other Jewish congregations continue today.

Location

AddressCommerce Street and Seventh Avenue North
CityNashville-Davidson
CountyDavidson

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