Jackson in Hinds County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Temple Beth Israel

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024

1. Temple Beth Israel Marker

Inscription. Jackson's Jewish congregation was organized in 1861. While not the first congregation in Mississippi, Beth Israel was the first to build a temple. In 1867-1868 a wood frame structure was built on this site. Used as both a school and a house of worship, the building burned in 1874. Rebuilt here, the temple was relocated in 1940.

Erected 2005 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History, funded by the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program, and the Synagogues series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.

Location. 32° 17.632′ N, 90° 10.879′ W. Marker is in Jackson, Mississippi, in Hinds County. It is at the intersection of South State Street and South Street, on the right when traveling north on South State Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 601 South State Street, Jackson MS 39201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s Natchez Trace Corridor.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: WLBT-TV (approx. ¼ mile away); GM&O Freight Depot (approx. ¼ mile away); Jackson City Hall (approx. 0.3 miles away); Central Station

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); GM&O Depot (approx. 0.3 miles away); Merci Train Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mississippi's Old Capitol (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old Capitol (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jackson.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Mississippi State Historical Museum (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

More about this marker. Conceived and funded by the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation

Additional keywords. Jewish American History

Photographed by Jerry Klinger, April 15, 2005

2. Temple Beth Israel Marker

Photographed by Jerry Klinger, April 15, 2005

3. Temple Beth Israel Marker

Photographed by Jerry Klinger

4. Temple Beth Israel Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2011, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,121 times since then and 119 times this year. Last updated on May 25, 2019, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. Photos: 1. submitted on April 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2, 3. submitted on February 27, 2011, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. 4. submitted on May 25, 2019, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.