El Paso's Vast History | Temple Mount Sinai
| Dates: | November 5, 2025 |
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| Meets: | W from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM |
| Location: | Various |
| Cost: | $0.00 |
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Support Person: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Phone: (915) 747-6280 Email: olli@utep.edu
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The first synagogue of El Paso was an eclectic design with "Moorish elements" designed by E. Krause in 1899. The Reformed Jewish congregation built the Temple on Oregon St. in 1916. Fifty years later, the second temple, a Trost design, was too small, but some of the stained glass panels were saved. As the North Mission Hills area was under development, the third Temple was designed to sit at the base of the mountain at 4408 North Stanton St., El Paso TX 79902. Sidney Eisenshtat designed a "magnificent structure" that was built in 1962. This was the first religious building in El Paso that did not follow old traditional patterns. The design is " highly expressionistic, with thin slab construction, combining large white walled interior spaces filled with natural light." A major interior decorative element is a long mural by the El Paso artist Hal Marcus. This tour is on 11/5.
| Fee: | $0.00 |
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Ronald Leiman
Ronald Leiman is an active community member who has served, consulted and held positions in several organization in El Paso, including the Texas Retired Teachers Association as president and historian, the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame and the El Paso County Historcal Commission. He currently serves as the vice-president of the Board of Directors for the El Paso Railroad and Transportation Museum. He is recognized as an El Paso historian and ha been giving presentations and walking tours in the border region since 2009.Prince McKenzie
Prince McKenzie is a descendent of a pioneer family who built the first railroad across Texas. He retired as curator with the City of El Paso Department of Museums in 2001. He is the co-founder and executive director of the Railorad and Transportation Museum of El Paso. In 2018, he received the Distinguished Service Award from the El Paso Archaeological Society and has seved on the County Historical Commission for five years.
