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Jewish Center (other)
Jewish Center may refer to: * Jewish Center (Manhattan), an Orthodox synagogue on the Upper West Side of Manhattan * Jewish Center of Coney Island, a synagogue in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York * Jewish Center of the Hamptons, a synagogue in Long Island, New York * Jewish Center of Kings Highway, Brooklyn, New York * Jewish Center of Lake Huntington, New York * Jewish Center of Norwich, New York * Akron Jewish Center, a registered historic building in Akron, Ohio * Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush, a synagogue in Flatbush, Brooklyn * East Meadow Jewish Center, a Conservative synagogue in East Meadow, New York * East Midwood Jewish Center, a Conservative synagogue in Midwood, Brooklyn * Freehold Jewish Center, Freehold Jewish Center (Congregation Agudath Achim), a synagogue in Freehold, New Jersey * Fort Tryon Jewish Center, a synagogue in Manhattan * Hollis Hills Jewish Center, a Conservative synagogue in Hollis Hills, Queens * Jericho Jewish Center, a Conservative synagogue in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewish Center (Manhattan)
The Jewish Center is a Modern Orthodox synagogue on New York City's Upper West Side. History The synagogue was founded in 1918 by prosperous Jews moving into the Upper West Side of Manhattan, a neighborhood that was just being built along the new IRT subway line. The large synagogue is in a tall Neo-Classical building at 131 West 86th Street that contains a large number of social halls, classrooms, auditoriums and offices in addition to the Neo-Classical main sanctuary. The synagogue was the first in America to be built not only to serve as spiritual home to its members, but also as a cultural, social and recreational home. The synagogue's members affectionately refer to the synagogue as "The first Shul with a Pool." It continues to support a variety of educational and social programming. The first rabbi was Mordecai Kaplan, who left in 1921 because his positions were too reform oriented for the Orthodox congregation. The congregation then hired Rabbi Dr. Leo Jung, who la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
