Temple Beth El, founded in 1876, was the first Jewish congregation chartered in Florida. The current synagogue dates from 1931. Inside is located the North Florida Jewish Historical Experience Museum, a portion of the MOSAIC traveling exhibit, which traces Jewish settlement in Pensacola from the arrival of Joseph de Palacios, Samuel Israel, and Alexander Solomons in 1763. Visitors can also see the 1896 cornerstone from Beth El's former synagogue that was destroyed by fire in 1929.

Information provided by the Florida Division of Historical Resources, a division of the Florida Department of State.

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