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
Paula Ackerman
Temple Beth-El is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 800 North Palafox Street, in downtown Pensacola, Florida, in the United States. Founded in 1876, it is the oldest Jewish congre
Paula Ackerman
…Meridian, Mississippi, from 1951 to 1953—making her the first woman to assume spiritual leadership of a mainstream American Jewish congregation—and the Temple Beth-El in Pensacola, Florida, briefly in the 1960s. She led the National Committee on Religious Schools for the National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods. She…
Temple Beth-El, in 2005
The Temple's placard, with the name in Hebrew script below.
1912 temple at 37 East Chase Street.