Temple Beth El of Borough Park
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| Location | 4802 15th Ave., Brooklyn, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°37′58.59″N 73°59′13.71″W / 40.6329417°N 73.9871417°WCoordinates: 40°37′58.59″N 73°59′13.71″W / 40.6329417°N 73.9871417°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1920-1923 |
| Architect | Shampan & Shampan |
| Architectural style | Moorish, Egyptian |
| NRHP Reference # | [1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 27, 2010 |
Temple Beth El of Borough Park, now known as Young Israel Beth El of Borough Park, is a historic synagogue at 4802 15th Ave. in Borough Park, Brooklyn, New York, New York. It was built between 1920 and 1923 and is a three story building with Moorish and Egyptian design influences.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]
Beth El historically has a distinguished list of officials, including:
- Rabbi Simon Glazer, rabbi in the mid-1920s
- Mordechai Hershman, cantor throughout the 1920s
- Rabbi Israel Schorr, rabbi from 1938 to 2000[3]
- Moshe Koussevitzky, cantor from 1952 to 1966
- Benzion Miller, cantor from 1981 to the present
As seen from across 15th Avenue.
References
- 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 4/26/10 THROUGH 4/30/10. National Park Service. 2010-05-07.
- ↑ Kathy Howe (December 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Temple Beth El of Borough Park". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-02-20. See also: "Accompanying 24 photos".
- ↑ "Rabbi Israel Schorr, 94; Led Brooklyn Synagogue". The New York Times. 2000-04-18. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2015-12-13. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
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