Temple Emanu-El

Temple Emanu-El

Temple Emanu-El
225 N. Country Club Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85716
(520) 327-4501

Jewish pioneers, among Arizona's earliest settlers, began arriving in Tucson in the 1850's. For half a century, they worshipped in private homes and rented quarters. In 1904, the Hebrew Ladies Aid Society, now the Sisterhood of Temple Emanu-El, was established to provide for social services and religious needs. One of its goals was realized when Temple Emanu-El, the Territory's first synagogue building, was erected at 564 S. Stone Avenue at a cost of $4,712. It opened on the erev Rosh Hashanah, October 3, 1910. The congregation whorshipped there until 1949.

Stone Ave. Temple before restoration
Stone Avenue Temple Before Restoration Began

In 1982, the building was declared a historic site and in the early 1990's, a restoration project began. Read "Synagogue’s revival celebrated" from TucsonCitizen.com's online archive. The historic Stone Avenue Temple is now home to the Jewish History Museum.