In May 1870, the streets of Columbus, Ohio filled with people.Bands played. Fraternal organizations assembled. Governor Rutherford B. Hayes, Mayor George W. Meeker, and city officials arrived in carriages. By some estimates, between six thousand and seven thousand people gathered at the corner of Friend and Third streets to witness the laying of a synagogue cornerstone.The building would become Temple Israel, the first purpose-built synagogue in…
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