Young Israel of Flatbush

	Young Israel of Flatbush
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Young Israel of Flatbush, March 2013
Location	1012 Avenue I, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates	40°37′36.9″N 73°57′57.3″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1925–1929
Architect	Louis Allen Abramson
Architectural style	Moorish Revival
NRHP reference No.	10000011 [1]
Added to NRHP	February 12, 2010

Young Israel of Flatbush is a historic synagogue at 1012 Avenue I in Midwood, Brooklyn, New York, New York.[2] It was built between 1925 and 1929 and is a three-story Moorish-inspired style building faced in polychromatic patterned brick. It features horseshoe arches, minarets, and polychromatic tiles.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

History

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; Rabbi Solomon Sharfman was their first rabbi.

Rabbi Sharfman

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

Rabbi Auman

Rabbi Kenneth Auman is the current sprititual leader of the congregation.[2]

References

"National Register of Historic Places". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 2/08/10 THROUGH 2/12/10. National Park Service. 2010-02-19.
Dennis Hevesi (August 3, 1993). "Where Muslims and Jews Live Together in Peace; In Heart of Brooklyn, Two Devoutly Religious Communities Find Common Ground". The New York Times.
Kathy Howe (December 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Young Israel of Flatbush". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-02-20. See also: "Accompanying 11 photos".
Margalit Fox (December 19, 2004). "Rabbi Solomon J. Sharfman Dies at 89; Shaped Orthodox Hub in Brooklyn". The New York Times.

External links

Young Israel of Flatbush website

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[nrhp-1] "National Register of Historic Places". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 2/08/10 THROUGH 2/12/10. National Park Service. 2010-02-19.

[Salam.NYT-2] Dennis Hevesi (August 3, 1993). "Where Muslims and Jews Live Together in Peace; In Heart of Brooklyn, Two Devoutly Religious Communities Find Common Ground". The New York Times.

[nrhpinv_ny-3] Kathy Howe (December 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Young Israel of Flatbush". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-02-20. See also: "Accompanying 11 photos".

[Obit.NYT-4] Margalit Fox (December 19, 2004). "Rabbi Solomon J. Sharfman Dies at 89; Shaped Orthodox Hub in Brooklyn". The New York Times.

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