Founded in 1953 in Ishpeming, Temple Beth Sholom is the successor to multiple smaller congregations present in the Marquette area since the early 20th century.

With the closure of Anshe Knesseth Israel in Iron Mountain in 2020, Temple Jacob and Beth Sholom are the only two remaining congregations in the Upper Peninsula.

[2][8] The Cohodas family of Ishpeming founded a religious school in their home in the 1940s, representing the continued growth of the local Jewish community.

The organization quickly purchased a plot of land in Ishpeming from the Cliffs company, adjacent to Al Quaal Recreation Area.

The dedication was an interfaith event, led by Rabbi Richard C. Hertz of Detroit's Temple Beth El, and attended by clergy from across Marquette County.

The new congregation set out to find rabbinic leadership in the summer of 1953, and established a partnership with the Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC–JIR) in Cincinnati.

[10] The first High Holy Days services were held in September 1953, led by Rabbi Abraham Cronbach, who had controversially advocated for clemency for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg only months earlier.

The church building is variously described as Neoclassical[1] or Greek Revival[11] style, built of gray brick with limestone accents.

[11] The new building's location is in close proximity to multiple houses of worship in Marquette, supporting Temple Beth Sholom's mission of interfaith dialogue.