Hamburg Temple
| Hamburg Temple | |
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German: Israelitischer Tempel | |
The former synagogue, in 2009 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
| Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
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| Location | |
| Location | Hamburg: – 1844:
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| Country | Germany |
Location of the synagogue in Hamburg | |
| Coordinates | 53°34′38″N 9°59′28″E / 53.57733°N 9.99119°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architects | 1844:
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| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | 1844: 1931: |
| Established | 11 December 1817 (as a congregation) |
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| Construction cost | ℛℳ 560,000 (1931) |
| Specifications | |
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| Capacity | 1,200 (1931) |
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The Hamburg Temple (German: Israelitischer Tempel) is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Hamburg, Germany. The congregation was the first permanent Reform Jewish community and the first to have a Reform prayer rite. It originally operated from 1818 to 1938. On 18 October 1818 the original Poolstraße Temple was inaugurated and later twice moved to new edifices, in 1844 and 1931, respectively. The congregation abandoned the synagogue in 1938.
The building has been used as a concert venue since 1949, most recently as the Rolf-Liebermann-Studio, since 2000.
The congregation was reestablished in 2004 and currently has 340 members. It is an affiliate of both the Union of Progressive Jews in Germany and the World Union for Progressive Judaism. It aims to rebuild the congregation's first temple in its original location.