Ocean_Parkway_Jewish_Center

Ocean Parkway Jewish Center

Ocean Parkway Jewish Center

Orthodox synagogue in Brooklyn, New York

The Ocean Parkway Jewish Center is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue located at 550 Ocean Parkway, in Kensington, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States.

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The synagogue was built between 1924 and 1926 and is a three-story plus basement and attic, stone clad Neoclassical style building, with a two-story addition. The front façade features three round-arched entrances and the second and third stories are organized as a temple front.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

The Chairman and Director is Allen Michaels.[3]

History

The synagogue was established following the 1924 merger of its predecessors, the First Congregation of Kensington, founded 1907, and the West Flatbush Jewish Center. The two synagogues, located about two blocks apart from each other (Ditmas and Dahill Roads, and East 2nd Street near Ditmas, respectively) had outgrown their spaces, and purchased seven lots on Ocean Parkway immediately within one month of joining forces. The building was completed in 1926, at a total cost of around $450,000. At the time, it was named, The Ocean Parkway Jewish Center of the First Congregation of Kensington Tiphereth Israel.[4]

The Ocean Parkway Jewish Center was previously affiliated with Conservative Judaism under Rabbi Jacob Bosniak's leadership for nearly 30 years. His sermons during the 1940s informed congregants about the catastrophe of the Holocaust (ref: Interpreting Jewish Life: The Sermons and Addresses of Jacob Bosniak). The congregation is presently Orthodox.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register of Historic Places". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 12/07/09 THROUGH 12/11/09. National Park Service. December 18, 2009.
  2. [2]
    Kathy Howe (October 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Ocean Parkway Jewish Center". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 20, 2011. See also: "Accompanying 19 photos".
  3. [3]
    Buiso, Gary (September 25, 2009). "Synagogues, church set to make history". New York Post.
  4. [4]
    Abelow, Samuel Philip (1937). History of Brooklyn Jewry. Scheba publishing Company – via Google Books.
  5. [5]
    "Home page". Ocean Parkway Jewish Center. n.d. Retrieved August 31, 2017.

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