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The congregation was founded in 1882 as the Reform congregation, "Temple Gates of Hope", by a group of German Jews. [2] After several mergers, the congregation took the Hebrew name "Agudat Yesharim", and later petitioned the state of New York to change the official name of the congregation to "Park Avenue Synagogue" in 1923.
The Bernard Museum of Judaica, formally the Herbert & Eileen Bernard Museum of Judaica, is part of Temple Emanu-El on Manhattan's Upper East Side.Their museum hosts temporary exhibits on various aspects of Jewish life, faith, and culture.
The 486 ft (148 m) tall neo-Romanesque City Investing Building is one of many buildings that can no longer be seen in New York today. It was built between 1906–1908 and was demolished in 1968. This is a list of demolished buildings and structures in New York City. Over time, countless buildings have been built in what is now New York City.
A carnival float featuring a Hindu temple that is planned for an upcoming India Day Parade in New York City has sparked controversy, with a number of groups calling it anti-Muslim and saying it ...
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is the New York City agency charged with administering the city's Landmarks Preservation Law. The LPC is responsible for protecting New York City's architecturally, historically, and culturally significant buildings and sites by granting them landmark or historic district status, and ...
Temple Shaaray Tefila (Hebrew: שערי תפילה, lit. 'Gates of Prayer' [1]) is a Reform Jewish synagogue located at 250 East 79th Street (at the corner of 2nd Avenue) on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States. [2] The synagogue was founded in 1845, and was officially chartered in 1848.
[15] [16] Gelfand had previously served as rabbi in Temple Beth-El in Great Neck, New York; Har Sinai Temple in Pennington, New Jersey; and the Fairmount Temple in Beachwood, Ohio. He helped found and served as a national officer of the Interfaith Alliance , and is a member of the National Council of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee .
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