Isaac Agree was a Russian immigrant who came to Detroit in 1904. In 1921, his family and friends created the Isaac Agree Memorial Society. The small congregation met in a private home in Detroit’s North End which became the center of Jewish Life in the community. For several decades the congregation grew and moved to various locations. In 1962, the congregation purchased the former Fintex clothing store at 1457 Griswold. The unique four-story triangular building with mid century multicolored block glass windows and a red entrance door became the congregation’s new home. It is the only free-standing synagogue to remain in Detroit. Rabbi Ariana Sliverman was hired in 2016 to lead the staff and congregation as well as the planned building renovation project.

With the generous support of donors the renovation began in 2022 and finished in the summer of 2023. The building has regained new life to match the energy and the growth of the downtown congregation.