Plum Street Temple is not only a National Historic Landmark. It is a building that transformed Cincinnati into the home of Reform Judaism.

You may have visited Plum Street Temple many times. Now, in anticipation of next year’s sesquicentennial, you can learn more about the history of the construction of Plum Street Temple, its founder and designer, Isaac Mayer Wise.

Rabbi Lewis Kamrass, architect Stan Better, and Librarian Andrea Rapp will reveal the architectural secrets, historical context and the continuing legacy of Plum Street Temple with documents and other highlights from our archives as well as before and after photos from the 1994 - 95 restoration.