Young Israel of Flatbush explained

Young Israel of Flatbush

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Rite:

Nusach Ashkenaz

Festivals:

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Organizational Status:

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Leadership:

Rabbi Kenneth Auman

Location:

1012 Avenue I, Midwood, Brooklyn, New York City, New York

Country:

United States

Map Type:

New York City

Map Size:

250

Map Relief:

Coordinates:

40.6269°N -73.9658°W

Architect:

Louis Allen Abramson

Architecture Type:

Synagogue architecture

Architecture Style:

Moorish Revival

Established:

1921

Year Completed:

1929

Date Destroyed:

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Module:

Young Israel of Flatbush
Embed:	yes
Added:	February 12, 2010
Area:	less than one acre
Refnum:	10000011

Footnotes:

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Young Israel of Flatbush is a historic former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 1012 Avenue I in Midwood, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States. The congregation worshiped in the Ashkenazi rite.

In 2021 the congregation merged with Talmud Torah of Flatbush to form Young Israel Talmud Torah of Flatbush, jointly affiliated with the National Council of Young Israel and the Orthodox Union. The merged congregation worships from the former Talmud Torah synagogue, located at 1305 Coney Island Avenue, in Brooklyn.^[2]

History

Established as a congregation in 1921, the synagogue was built between 1925 and 1929 and is a three-story Moorish Revival-inspired style building faced in polychromatic patterned brick. It features horseshoe arches, minarets, and polychromatic tiles.^[3]

The synagogue was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.^[1]

This synagogue was one of the earliest, and for a long time one of the largest, branches of the National Council of Young Israel, a movement that requires all branches to have a rabbi. This requirement was not strictly enforced, at the time.

Clergy

Rabbi Solomon Sharfman served as the rabbi from 1938 until his retirement in 1984.^[4]

Rabbi Kenneth Auman is the current sprititual leader of the merged congregation.^[5]

External links

- Web site: Young Israel of Flatbush . Synagogues360 . 2024 . moving panoramic images of the interior .

Notes and References

Web site: National Register of Historic Places. 2010-02-19. WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 2/08/10 THROUGH 2/12/10. National Park Service.
Web site: ICONIC SHULS MERGE Q & A WITH THE RABBI, RABBI KENNETH AUMAN . Jewish Vues . 2021-10-05 . 2024-03-08 .
Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration:Young Israel of Flatbush . December 2009 . 2011-02-20 . Howe, Kathy . . October 19, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019090016/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=103118 . dead . See also: Web site: Accompanying 11 photos . March 5, 2011 . October 19, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019090027/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=103106 . dead .
News: . Rabbi Solomon J. Sharfman Dies at 89; Shaped Orthodox Hub in Brooklyn . Fox, Margalit . December 19, 2004 .
News: . Where Muslims and Jews Live Together in Peace; In Heart of Brooklyn, Two Devoutly Religious Communities Find Common Ground . Hevesi, Dennis . August 3, 1993 .