- Magen David Synagogue (Brooklyn)
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Magen David Synagogue Basic information Location 2017 67th Street,
Brooklyn, New York,
United StatesGeographic coordinates 40°36′54″N 73°59′11″W / 40.61513°N 73.98635°WCoordinates: 40°36′54″N 73°59′11″W / 40.61513°N 73.98635°W Affiliation Orthodox Judaism Rite Sephardi Status Active Leadership Rabbi Salomon Lankry Architectural description Architect(s) Maurice Courland Architectural type Synagogue Architectural style Neo-Romanesque Direction of façade West Groundbreaking 1920 Completed 1921 Specifications Capacity Over 200 Dome(s) 1 Cupola Materials Concrete, Steel, Glass U.S. National Register of Historic Places Added to NRHP: April 15, 2004 NRHP Reference#: 04000293[1] Magen David Synagogue is an Orthodox Sephardi synagogue located in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York.
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History
Erected in 1921, the synagogue was designed by architect Maurice Courland in Neo-Romanesque style.[2] The synagogue was at its height of popularity during the 1940s, 1950s, and early 1960s. The synagogue is still in continual use for daily and Shabbat prayers. In 2001, the building was declared a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.[3] By 2004, the building was certified and listed with the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
Legacy
The synagogue is viewed as the Mother Synagogue of the American Syrian Jewish community.[5]
See also
- Syrian Jewish communities of the United States
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Guide to New York City landmarks, Andrew Dolkart, Matthew A. Postal, New York (N.Y.). Landmarks Preservation Commission, Edition: 3, John Wiley and Sons, 2003p. 271
- ^ Kathy Howe (September 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Magen David Synagogue". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=100468. Retrieved 2011-02-20. See also: "Accompanying nine photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=100470.
- ^ http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/Magen_David_Synagogue
- ^ MAGEN DAVID SYNAGOGUE DECLARED A LANDMARK, Image Magazine
Categories:- Orthodox synagogues in New York City
- Synagogues in Brooklyn
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City
- Syrian Jews
- Romanesque Revival architecture in New York
- Romanesque Revival synagogues
- Synagogues on the National Register of Historic Places
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