Congregation Beth Israel is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Meridian, Mississippi, in the United States. Founded in 1868 and a member of the Union for Reform Judaism, the congre
Temple Beth Israel in 2010, from the southwest
Beth Israel Cemetery in 2010
Postcard of Beth Israel's temple used from 1906 to 1964
Front windows (west facade) of current synagogue, which contain glass from former education building, bombed in 1968
Paula Ackerman
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Paula Ackerman is thought to have been the first woman to perform rabbinical functions in the United States, leading the Beth Israel congregation in Meridian, Mississippi, from 1951 to 1953—making her
Congregation Beth Israel (Meridian, Mississippi)
…no longer has a full-time rabbi. Former rabbis include Judah Wechsler, after whom the Wechsler school was named, and William Ackerman, whose wife Paula Ackerman became the first woman to perform rabbinical duties in the country after her husband's unexpected death. In 1968, the education building of the new…
Paula Ackerman