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Temple Emanuel
Temple Emanuel
	The synagogue, in 2012
Religion
Affiliation	Reform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue
Leadership	Rabbi Birdie Becker (Emerita)
Status	Active
Location
Location	1325 North Grand Avenue, Pueblo, Colorado 81003
Country	United States
	Location in Colorado
Geographic coordinates	38°16′47″N 104°36′44″W / 38.27965°N 104.61211°W
Architecture
Architect(s)	Jacob M. Gile
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Queen Anne; Neoclassical; Richardsonian Romanesque;
Date established	1898 (as a congregation)
Completed	1900
Specifications
Direction of façade	East
Materials	Brick, sandstone, asphalt
Website
	templeemanuelpueblo.net
	Temple Emanuel
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	less than one acre
NRHP reference No.	96000273
Added to NRHP	March 14, 1996

The Temple Emanuel is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 1325 North Grand Avenue, in Pueblo, Colorado, in the United States.

Built in 1900,^[2]^[3] the synagogue is located in one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Pueblo.^[4] The Temple Emanuel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 14, 1996.^[1]

History

In 1895, the Jewish population of Pueblo, Colorado was about forty to fifty families, which was large enough to organize the first Orthodox congregation known as B'nai Jacob.^[4] A Reform Jewish group called The Ladies Temple Association was formed three years later in 1898, which later became known as the Temple Emanuel congregation.^[4] Temple Emanuel is the city of Pueblo’s oldest synagogue, however the Jewish community had existed many years prior.^[3]

The synagogue building was designed by Pueblo-based architect and builder, Jacob M. Gile;^[4]^[5] and was designed in the Queen Anne style with Neoclassical and Richardsonian Romanesque influences.^[4] The building has had limited alterations since it was finished in 1900.^[4] The masonry one-story building has a front-gabled roof, two polygonal towers, and an entry protected by a Syrian arch.^[4] In 1963, a separate temple education building was completed, and it is a brick structure in the shape of the Star of David.^[4] The education building is a non-contributing property.^[4]

2019 Plotted attack

In 2019, the temple was threatened with violence by a white supremacist, who was intercepted by the FBI.^[6]^[7] Richard Holzer, aged 28 years who self-identified as a Neo-Nazi and white supremacist, pleaded guilty to intentionally attempting to obstruct persons in the enjoyment of their free exercise of religious beliefs, through force and the attempted use of explosives and fire. In February 2021 Holzer was sentenced to 19 years in custody.^[8]