Congregation Habonim

Congregation Habonim
Congregation Habonim in Manhattan
Religion
Affiliation	Conservative Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Synagogue
Leadership	Rabbi Lisa Gelber
Status	Active
Location
Location	103 West End Avenue (cnr W. 64th Street), Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York 10023
Country	United States
Location in Upper West Side in Manhattan
Geographic coordinates	40°46′22″N73°58′49″W / 40.77281°N 73.98030°W / 40.77281; -73.98030
Architecture
Founder	Rabbi Hugo Hahn Bernard Cohn
Date established	November 1939 (as a congregation)
Completed	1958
Website
habonim.net

The Congregation Habonim is a Conservative synagogue located at 103 West End Avenue on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City. The congregation was founded in 1939 by German-Jewish immigrants who fled Nazi persecution. The founding rabbi was Hugo Hahn and his son-in-law Bernard Cohn. ^[1] The congregation’s first building, on West 66th Street in Manhattan, was completed in 1958. ^[1] The building was demolished in 2017 to make way for the development of an apartment building that would also house the congregation's synagog upon completion. ^[2]

References

1. "History of Habonim". Congregation Habonim. Archived from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
2. Sider, West (March 11, 2019). "West Siders Face Off at Meeting Over Development Tactic that Lifts Building Heights". West Side Rag. Retrieved April 23, 2025.

Further reading

• Carol Kahn Strauss Family Collection at the Leo Baeck Institute, New York, NY. This collection includes a series of documents on the Congregation Habonim, including bulletins, newspaper clippings, and copies of several anniversary journals.

External links

• Official website