Central Synagogue - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Central Synagogue - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Central Synagogue (formally Congregation Ahawath Chesed Shaar Hashomayim; ) is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue at 652 Lexington Avenue, at the corner of East 55th Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. Built from 1870 to 1872 and designed by Henry Fernbach in the Moorish Revival style, the synagogue was influenced by Budapest's Dohány Street Synagogue. It has been continuously used by a congregation for longer than any other in New York state, except Congregation Berith Sholom in Troy, and is among the oldest existing synagogue buildings in the United States.Gordon, Mark W. (March 1996) "Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues" American Jewish History 84.1 pp.11–27. 2019 article update. Read more on Wikipedia
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