Park Slope Jewish Center

For similarly named synagogues, see B'nai Jacob. For similarly named synagogues, see Tifereth Israel.

"PSJC" redirects here. For the Boone, Missouri emergency dispatch agency, see Public Safety Joint Communications Center.

Park Slope Jewish Center
Park Slope Jewish Center, 2013
Religion
Affiliation	Conservative Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Synagogue
Leadership	Rabbi Carie Carter
Status	Active
Location
Location	1320 Eighth Avenue, South Slope, Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Country	United States
Location in Brooklyn, New York City
Geographic coordinates	40°39′46.7″N73°58′54″W / 40.662972°N 73.98167°W / 40.662972; -73.98167
Architecture
Architect(s)	Allen A. Blaustein
Type	Synagogue
Style	Romanesque and Baroque elements
Date established	c. 1915(as a congregation)
Completed	1925
Website
psjc.org
Park Slope Jewish Center
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Built	1925
NRHP reference No.	01001442 [1]
Added to NRHP	January 11, 2002

The Park Slope Jewish Center is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue located at 1320 Eighth Avenue in South Slope, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States.

Established as a congregation in c. 1915, from 1942 to 1960 they were known as Congregation B'nai Jacob - Tifereth Israel.

Overview

The synagogue was built in 1925 as the Orthodox Congregation B'nai Jacob, and is a 2+1⁄2-story brick building with Romanesque and Baroque style elements. It features the Star of David on exterior masonry, a rose window, and a domed skylight. ^[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

A $1.75 million renovation and expansion was completed in 2015. Rabbi Carie Carter has served the congregation since 2000.

References

Notes

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Howe, Kathleen A. (September 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Congregation Tifereth Israel". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2011-02-20.See also: "Accompanying 16 photos". Archived from the original on 2012-10-19.

External links

Media related to Park Slope Jewish Center at Wikimedia Commons

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