Erected in 1866 and restored in 1994-1995, the Plum Street Temple’s Byzantine-Moorish style contrasts other buildings in downtown Cincinnati.

Envisioning a religious movement with a distinctly American look, so that “a religious Jew can also be a citizen of a free country, a member of society, a reasoner of modern thought,” Rabbi Isaac M. Weiss gave the German-originated ideology of Reform Judaism institutional structure. Plum Street Temple is the birthplace for organizations representing Reform Judaism’s structure, such as Hebrew Union College (1875).

Presently, Plum Street Temple boasts a dynamic, thriving congregation and opens nearly weekly for Shabbat services and religious holidays.