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One of the most beautiful synagogue sanctuaries built in North America with an octagonal design, marble ark and bimah, bronze doors, 21 stained glass windows, a glass skylight, custom light fixtures and intricate Art Deco architectural detailing.
It all started in the late 1920s. Jacob Fabian of the Warner Brothers movie company donated over $400,000 to Temple Emanuel for construction of a new synagogue in the fashionable Eastside neighborhood of Paterson. The architect was Frederic Wentworth who used a designer with experience in building the great movie houses of the 1920s. On September 20, 1929, the Conservative congregation dedicated a magnificent synagogue providing seating for 1,250 people.
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