Downtown in Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Congregation B'Nai Israel

1858-2008

— Sesquicentennial —

Congregation B'Nai Israel Marker image. Click for full size.

September 23, 2016

1. Congregation B'Nai Israel Marker

Inscription. This site was purchased by the organizers of what is today Congregation B'Nai Israel, one of the oldest Reform Jewish congregations in America. The earliest records of the congregation date to 1858. The original charter stated the Congregation's purpose as "the cherishing, preserving and perpetuating the principles of Judaism and the cultivation and spread of enlightened religious sentiment." The congregation worshiped here until 1954, when it moved to a new synagogue.

Erected by City of Baton Rouge.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Synagogues series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.

Location. 30° 27.017′ N, 91° 11.151′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Downtown. It is on North 5th Street south of Laurel Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baton Rouge LA 70801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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 New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

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: Morgan House Site (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Original Site of the First Methodist Church of Baton Rouge (about 400 feet away); Old Brad (about 400 feet away); Original Site of the First Presbyterian Church

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(about 500 feet away); Gras-Devall Plaza (about 600 feet away); St. Joseph Cathedral (about 600 feet away); The Former Baptismal Fount (about 600 feet away); St. James Episcopal Church (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.

September 23, 2016

2. Congregation B'Nai Israel Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2016. This page has been viewed 643 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 28, 2016. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.