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The '''Ocean Parkway Jewish Center''' is an [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] [[Jewish]] [[synagogue]] located at 550 Ocean Parkway, in [[Kensington, Brooklyn|Kensington]], [[Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States.

The synagogue was built between 1924 and 1926 and is a three-story plus basement and attic, stone clad [[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical]] style building, with a two-story addition. The front [[façade]] features three round-arched entrances and the second and third stories are organized as a temple front.<ref name="nrhpinv_ny">{{cite web|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=102996|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration:Ocean Parkway Jewish Center|date=October 2009|accessdate=2011-02-20 |author=Kathy Howe|publisher=[[New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation]]}} ''See also:'' {{cite web|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=102980|title=Accompanying 19 photos}}</ref> It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2009.<ref name="nrhp"/>

The Chairman and Director is Allen Michaels.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nypost.com/2009/09/25/synagogues-church-set-to-make-history/ |title=Synagogues, church set to make history |date=25 September 2009 |last=Buiso |first=Gary |work=New York Post |access-date= }}</ref>


==History ==
'''Ocean Parkway Jewish Center''' is a historic [[synagogue]] at 550 Ocean Pkwy. in [[Kensington, Brooklyn]], [[New York City|New York, New York]]. It was built between 1924 and 1926 and is a three story plus basement and attic, stone clad [[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical]] style building. It has a two story addition. The front facade features three round-arched entrances and the second and third stories are organized as a temple front.<ref name="nrhpinv_ny">{{cite web|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=102996|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration:Ocean Parkway Jewish Center|date=October 2009|accessdate=2011-02-20 |author=Kathy Howe|publisher=[[New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation]]}} ''See also:'' {{cite web|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=102980|title=Accompanying 19 photos}}</ref>
The synagogue was established following the 1924 merger of its predecessors, the First Congregation of Kensington, founded 1907, and the West Flatbush Jewish Center. The two synagogues, located about two blocks apart from each other (Ditmas and Dahill Roads, and East 2nd Street near Ditmas, respectively) had outgrown their spaces, and purchased seven lots on Ocean Parkway immediately within one month of joining forces. The building was completed in 1926, at a total cost of around $450,000. At the time, it was named, ''The Ocean Parkway Jewish Center of the First Congregation of Kensington Tiphereth Israel.''<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ttU0AAAAIAAJ&q=Leopold+Wintner+Brooklyn&pg=PA18 |title=History of Brooklyn Jewry |last=Abelow|first=Samuel Philip |date=1937 |publisher=Scheba publishing Company |language=en |via=Google Books |access-date= |page= |isbn= }}</ref>


The Ocean Parkway Jewish Center was previously affiliated with [[Conservative Judaism]] under Rabbi [[Jacob Bosniak|Jacob Bosniak's]] leadership for nearly 30 years. His sermons during the 1940s informed congregants about the catastrophe of the [[Holocaust]] (ref: Interpreting Jewish Life: The Sermons and Addresses of Jacob Bosniak). The congregation is presently Orthodox.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.opjc.net/ |title=Home page |website=Ocean Parkway Jewish Center |access-date=2017-08-31 |date=n.d. }}</ref>
It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2009.<ref name="nrhp"/>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commonscat-inline|Ocean Parkway Jewish Center (Brooklyn)}}
*[http://www.nylandmarks.org/advocacy/preservation_issues/conservancy_guides_historic_brooklyn_synagogues_towards_state_national_regi/ The New York Landmarks Conservancy: Conservancy Guides Historic Brooklyn Synagogues Towards State, National Register Listing]
* {{official website|http://www.opjc.net}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.nylandmarks.org/advocacy/preservation_issues/conservancy_guides_historic_brooklyn_synagogues_towards_state_national_regi/ |title=Conservancy Guides Historic Brooklyn Synagogues Towards State, National Register Listing |publisher=The New York Landmarks Conservancy |date= }}


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Latest revision as of 15:44, 4 May 2024

Ocean Parkway Jewish Center
Ocean Parkway synagogue
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusSynagogue
StatusActive
Location
Location550 Ocean Parkway, Kensington, Brooklyn, New York City, New York 11218
CountryUnited States
Ocean Parkway Jewish Center is located in New York City
Ocean Parkway Jewish Center
Location in New York City
Geographic coordinates40°38′4″N 73°58′23″W / 40.63444°N 73.97306°W / 40.63444; -73.97306
Architecture
Architect(s)
  • Samuel Malkind
  • Martyn Weinstein
TypeSynagogue
StyleNeoclassical
Date established
  • 1907 (as the First Congregation of Kensington)
  • 1924 (merged congregation)
Completed1926
Construction cost$450,000
Website
opjc.net
Ocean Parkway Jewish Center
Arealess than one acre
NRHP reference No.09001082
Added to NRHPDecember 11, 2009
[1]

The Ocean Parkway Jewish Center is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue located at 550 Ocean Parkway, in Kensington, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States.

The synagogue was built between 1924 and 1926 and is a three-story plus basement and attic, stone clad Neoclassical style building, with a two-story addition. The front façade features three round-arched entrances and the second and third stories are organized as a temple front.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

The Chairman and Director is Allen Michaels.[3]

History

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The synagogue was established following the 1924 merger of its predecessors, the First Congregation of Kensington, founded 1907, and the West Flatbush Jewish Center. The two synagogues, located about two blocks apart from each other (Ditmas and Dahill Roads, and East 2nd Street near Ditmas, respectively) had outgrown their spaces, and purchased seven lots on Ocean Parkway immediately within one month of joining forces. The building was completed in 1926, at a total cost of around $450,000. At the time, it was named, The Ocean Parkway Jewish Center of the First Congregation of Kensington Tiphereth Israel.[4]

The Ocean Parkway Jewish Center was previously affiliated with Conservative Judaism under Rabbi Jacob Bosniak's leadership for nearly 30 years. His sermons during the 1940s informed congregants about the catastrophe of the Holocaust (ref: Interpreting Jewish Life: The Sermons and Addresses of Jacob Bosniak). The congregation is presently Orthodox.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 12/07/09 THROUGH 12/11/09. National Park Service. December 18, 2009.
  2. ^ Kathy Howe (October 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Ocean Parkway Jewish Center". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 20, 2011. See also: "Accompanying 19 photos".
  3. ^ Buiso, Gary (September 25, 2009). "Synagogues, church set to make history". New York Post.
  4. ^ Abelow, Samuel Philip (1937). History of Brooklyn Jewry. Scheba publishing Company – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Home page". Ocean Parkway Jewish Center. n.d. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
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