Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush explained

Congregation Beth El of Flatbush

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Religious Affiliation:

Orthodox Judaism

Rite:

Sephardic

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Organisational Status:

Synagogue

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Leadership:

Rabbi David Ani

Functional Status:

Active

Location:

2181 East 3rd Street, Brooklyn, New York City, New York 11223

Country:

United States

Map Type:

New York City

Map Size:

250

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Coordinates:

40.5968°N -73.9683°W

Architect:

Seelig & Finkelstein

Architecture Type:

Synagogue architecture

Year Completed:

1927

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Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush
Location:	1981 Homecrest Avenue, Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY
Coordinates:	40.6011°N -73.9597°W
Added:	May 29, 2009
Area:	less than one acre
Refnum:	09000377

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Congregation Beth El of Flatbush, or simply, Beth El of Flatbush, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 2181 East 3rd Street, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States. The congregation worships in the Sephardic rite.

The congregation comprises Jewish people of Sephardic and Middle Eastern descent, including immigrants from Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco, Israel, Yemen, and Turkey, and their descendants.

The congregation's historic synagogue, called the Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush, located at 1981 Homecrest Avenue, in Flatbush, Brooklyn, was built in 1927. The two-story plus basement, rectangular red brick building with Byzantine Revival and Gothic Revival decorative elements includes a decorative white glazed terra cotta trim. It has a tripartite front facade with a central parapet.^[2] The historic building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.^[1]

Notes and References

Web site: National Register of Historic Places. 2009-06-05. WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 5/26/09 THROUGH 5/29/09. National Park Service.
Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush . January 2009 . 2011-02-20 . Howe, Kathleen A. . . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019070410/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=102805 . 2012-10-19. dead. See also: Web site: Accompanying nine photos. 2011-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019070425/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=102788 . 2012-10-19 . dead.