Wikipedia's first sentence called it “oldest and largest synagogue in the greater kansas city metropolitan area”. Today it says “reform jewish congregation and synagogue located at 12320 nall avenue”.
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The Temple, Congregation B'nai Jehudah is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 12320 Nall Avenue, in Overland Park , Kansas , in the United States. Established in 1870 in Kansas City , Missouri , it was a founding member of the Union for Reform Judaism . The congregation is the oldest and largest in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area . Its fourth building, located on Holmes Road, was designed by Kivett and Myers architects in the Modernist style, considered "striking for its exterior profile and massing and its combination of natural and industrial forms to create an appearance rooted in both primeval nature and futuristic design." Completed and dedicated in 1967, it was demolished after the congregation relocated to Overland Park in 2000. The senior rabbi is Arthur P. Nemitoff, the rabbi is Sarah Smiley, and the rabbi emeritus is Michael R. The Temple, Congregation B'nai Jehudah . The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah . n.d . Marlene & Nathan Addlestone Library, College of Charleston . The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah . n.d . "The Temple, Congregation B'nai Jehudah is the oldest and largest Jewish congregation in the Kansas City metropolitan area" . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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The Temple, Congregation B'nai Jehudah is the oldest and largest synagogue in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area . Established in 1870 in Kansas City , Missouri , it was a founding member of the Union for Reform Judaism . Its fourth building, designed by Kivett and Myers architects, was a modernist structure that was "striking for its exterior profile and massing and its combination of natural and industrial forms to create an appearance rooted in both primeval nature and futuristic design." Completed in 1969, it was demolished after the congregation relocated to Overland Park , Kansas in 2000. The senior rabbi is Arthur P. Nemitoff, the rabbi is Sarah Smiley, and the rabbi emeritus is Michael R. The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah . Marlene & Nathan Addlestone Library, College of Charleston . The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah . "The Temple, Congregation B'nai Jehudah is the oldest and largest Jewish congregation in the Kansas City metropolitan area" .
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oldest and largest synagogue in the greater kansas city metropolitan area
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reform jewish congregation and synagogue located at 12320 nall avenue
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