Century-old East Village tenement synagogue to be torn down – and hundreds of historic NYC sites face same risk, advocates say
This vintage house of worship doesn’t have a prayer. The site of a former century-old synagogue for Ukrainian immigrants in ...
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At a historic Williamsburg synagogue on valuable land, dueling groups fight for control
Ruiz had prayed at the Williamsburg synagogue since the 1980s ... and other religious institutions from the Upper West Side to Flatbush have sold their properties in recent years.
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Eviction of Dutch Jews from Nazi-ravaged synagogue brings back bitter memories
DEVENTER, Netherlands — Four years ago, Tom Furstenberg proudly carried into his synagogue its first Torah scroll since the Holocaust, when local Nazis destroyed the building’s interior.The scroll’s ...
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Rising Ground Opens Trauma Recovery and Family Enrichment Centers in East Flatbush
The new East Flatbush centers provide free community support, mental health services, and resources for families and trauma ...
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Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion speaks at Great Neck Synagogue
The mayor of Jerusalem, Moshe Lion, spoke alongside public officials from across Nassau County about Jewish identity and the ...
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NYPD: 26-year-old man stabbed in East Flatbush; 2 suspects sought
The NYPD says it is looking for two suspects, a man wearing a black coat and a woman wearing a white coat and purple pants.
Wheeling synagogue, after an exhaustive search, selects new rabbi to lead the congregation
After an exhaustive search that included input from the entire congregation, Shir Hadash Reconstructionist Synagogue in ...
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A 100-year-old former synagogue in the East Village will become luxury condos
The Lemberger Congregation Anshei Ashkenaz, converted into a church around 1970, is one of the last remaining tenement synagogue buildings in the neighborhood.