Kerhonkson Synagogue Explained

Kerhonkson Synagogue

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Religious Affiliation:

Judaism

Rite:

Post-denominational

Festivals:

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Organisational Status:

Synagogue

Organizational Status:

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Functional Status:

Active

Location:

26 Minnewaska Trail, Kerhonkson, Ulster County, New York 12446

Country:

United States

Map Type:

New York

Map Size:

250

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Coordinates:

41.7706°N -74.2978°W

Established:

1922

Date Destroyed:

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Materials:

Wooden frame; stucco

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Congregation Tifereth Yehuda Veyisroel
Added:	August 27, 2013
Area:	Less than
Refnum:	13000632

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Kerhonkson Synagogue, officially Congregation Tifereth Yehuda Veyisroel, is a post-denominational Jewish congregation and historic synagogue located at 26 Minnewaska Trail, Kerhonkson, in Ulster County, New York, in the United States.

The Orthodox congregation was founded in 1922.^[2]

The synagogue was built in 1924, and is a one-story, rectangular, wood-frame building with a gable roof with overhanging eaves. It sits on a concrete covered stone basement and is clad in stucco on three sides. The façade has a false front that extends above the roof with three curves surmounted by a Star of David.

Also on the property is the contributing Community House . It was built to serve Jewish merchants and farmers in the Kerhonkson area and is one of 20 intact early 20th-century Catskill synagogues.^[3] ^[4]

The synagogue building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.^[1]

Additional reading

Book: Bluming, H. Charles . Jew Boy in Goy Town: A Catskill Mountain Odyssey . n.p. . 2000 .

External links

- Web site: Tifereth Yehuda Veyisroel . Synagogues360 . 2024 . moving panoramic image of synagogue interior .

Notes and References

Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings . 2013-09-06 . Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/16/14 through 6/27/14 . National Park Service.
News: Hubert, Brian . Kerhonkson Synagogue marks 100th anniversary . The Daily Freeman . October 14, 2022 . January 31, 2024 . subscription .
Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) . http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20190404141934/https://cris.parks.ny.gov/ . dead . 2019-04-04 . . Searchable database . 2016-03-01 .
Web site: Registration Form: Congregation Tifereth Yehuda Veyisroel . National Register of Historic Places . 2016-03-01 . LaFrank, Kathleen . PDF . April 2013 . and Accompanying photographs