"Transformation"

The landmark Wilshire Boulevard Temple, the oldest Jewish congregation in Los Angeles and one associated with the men who invented the motion picture industry, has begun a multimillion-dollar renovation and expansion that symbolizes the reversal of the Jewish exodus from the eastern part of the city.

Pews inside the temple's 1,800-seat sanctuary. The sanctuary is tentatively scheduled to close after the High Holy Days in 2010 and reopen18 months to two years later.