The Barnert Memorial Temple is a
Reform Jewish synagogue
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located at 747 Route 208 South, in
Franklin Lakes,
Bergen County,
New Jersey
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, in the United States. The synagogue is the
place of worship
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for the Congregation B'nai Jeshurun (
transliteration
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from
Hebrew
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as "Children of the Upright"), founded in
Paterson in 1847. In 1987, the congregation moved to a new temple building in Franklin Lakes.
The congregation is led by Rabbi Rachel Steiner.
The name "Barnert Memorial Temple" originally referred to its landmark building at Broadway and Straight Street in Paterson. It was named in honor of Miriam Barnert, the wife of
Nathan Barnert, a local real estate developer and Mayor of Paterson, who donated the building. In 1970, the Paterson former synagogue building was
deconsecrated and converted into a warehouse.
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1847 establishments in New Jersey
1970 disestablishments in New Jersey
20th-century synagogues in the United States
Jewish organizations established in 1847
Reform synagogues in New Jersey
Synagogues completed in 1987
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