It was replaced in 1928 by a notable Neo-Byzantine synagogue building at N.W. 19th and Flanders that continues to serve the congregation . It was listed as '' ' Temple Beth Israel ' '' on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 . It is considered one of the finest examples of Byzantine-style architecture on the west coast , and was inspired by the Alte Synagoge ( Steelerstrasse Synagogue ) in Essen , Germany . The interior of Steelerstrasse , the first modern synagogue in Germany , was praised as Germany 's most beautiful ; it was destroyed during Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
Congregation Shaarie Torah