Fort Tryon Jewish Center | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Conservative Judaism |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
Leadership | Rabbi Guy Austrian |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | 524 Fort Washington Avenue, Hudson Heights, Upper Manhattan, New York City, New York |
Country | United States |
Location in Upper Manhattan, New York City | |
Geographic coordinates | 40°51′10″N73°56′15″W / 40.8527899°N 73.9373822°W |
Architecture | |
Date established | 1938 (as a congregation) |
Completed | 1960 |
Website | |
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The Fort Tryon Jewish Center is a synagogue located at 524 Fort Washington Avenue between West 183rd and 184th Streets, across from Bennett Park in the Hudson Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan, New York City. [1]
The rabbi, since January 2013, in Rabbi Guy Austrian.
The congregation was founded in 1938 by long-time residents of the city and refugees from Nazi Germany. It first occupied leased space, building a modest facility in 1950, and then a spacious sanctuary that opened in 1960, [2] designed by N. J. Sapienza in the Modernist style. [3] The Torah Ark in the building has been described as "a gem of midcentury design." [4]
From 2002 on, the congregation grew as young families moved into the neighborhood. [5]
In an April 2014 article, the New York Times described a failed real estate transaction involving the Fort Tryon Jewish Center. [4] The congregation signed an agreement with Rutherford Thompson of Thompson Development, which planned to build a 23-story condominium building to be called "One Bennett Park". [4] Under the agreement, the developer would pay to completely renovate the synagogue in exchange for air rights and the right to situate a Fort Washington Avenue entrance to the residential tower on the congregation's property. [4] According to The Real Deal magazine, a lawsuit filed in 2010 alleged that Thompson defaulted on the loan in February 2008. [6] The synagogue was left in an unusable state, resulting in ongoing litigation, during which time the congregation met at Mother Cabrini High School, [4] and its successor since September 2014, Success Academy Washington Heights. Since July 2015, the congregation has met in the Social Hall of the Hebrew Tabernacle at 551 Fort Washington Ave. [7]
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