| City | Miami Beach | State | FL |
| Historical Name | Beth Jacob Synagogue |
| Year Built | 1928 |
| Building Type | Synagogue |
| Address | 311 Washington Avenue |
| Current Name | The Jewish Museum of Florida |
| Name of Builder 1 | H. Fraser | Rose (original) | Architect |
| Name of Builder 2 | Henry | Hohauser (second) | Architect |
| Name of Builder 3 |
| Listing | NRHP, 10/16/80 |
| South Beach National Historic District |
| Description | The original building which is now the social hall was erected in 1929 and is faced in stucco, |
| rectangular, two stories high with a gable roof end to front. The newer Beth Jacob is sensitive |
| to the older design but relies strongly on the Art Deco style for its decorative details. It has a |
| Moorish copper dome with six stained glass windows and seventy original stained glass |
| windows along both sides of the nave and the apse and Art Deco interior lighting fixtures. |
| Style | Art Deco |
| Bibliography |
| Significance | First religious structure of the Orthodox Jewish Community of Miami Beach. It established |
| that the Orthodox Jewish people were accepted on the beach as before this they had been |
| denied permission to build a synagogue and had to hold services on the mainland. It was the |
| center of Jewish cultural life from 1950s throughout the 1970s. |
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