Mosholu Jewish Center Explained

Mosholu Jewish Center
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Ownership:Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York
Functional Status:Closed; repurposed
Location:3044 Hull Avenue, Norwood, The Bronx, New York City, New York
Country:United States
Map Type:USA Bronx
Map Size:250
Map Relief:1
Architecture Type:Synagogue
Architecture Style:Neo-Renaissance
Established:1927
Year Completed:1927
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The Mosholu Jewish Center was an Orthodox Jewish community center and synagogue located at 3044 Hull Avenue, in the Norwood, Bronx neighborhood in New York City. The building is now used as a pre-school.

History

The synagogue was founded in 1927,[1] and closed in 1999 due to the declining Jewish population of the Bronx.[2] Rabbi Herschel Schacter led the congregation from 1947 to its 1999 close.[3]

The Neo-Renaissance building[4] was sold to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York in 2000 and repurposed in 2003 as the Head Start pre-school program.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Kriegel, Leonard . Synagogues: On Being a Believing Nonbeliever . 2000 . . 69 . 4 . 61–75 . 41213071 .
  2. News: Final Sabbath for a Spiritual Hub; A Synagogue That Embodied an Earlier Bronx Is Closed . 5 November 2018 . The New York Times . 1999-11-22 . Stewart . Barbara.
  3. News: Longtime Mosholu Rabbi Hershel Schacter Dies . Norwood News . 5 November 2018 . 2013-04-25.
  4. Dull, Ian . Friedman, Ann-Isabel . The Unsung Synagogues of New York City: Synagogues change shape in the Bronx . Common Bond . . 23 . 1-2 . Special . 2009 . 5 November 2018 . 13 .
  5. Web site: Brostoff, Marissa . A Bronx Tale: What Did the Archdiocese Do With Those Stained-Glass Windows? . The Forward . May 22, 2008 . 5 November 2018.