Park Slope Jewish Center
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| caption = Park Slope Jewish Center, 2013
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| location = 1320 Eighth Avenue, South Slope, Brooklyn, New York City, New York
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| architect = Allen A. Blaustein
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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 {{circa|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 {{frac|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.{{cite web|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=6712|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration:Congregation Tifereth Israel|date=September 2001|access-date=2011-02-20|author=Howe, Kathleen A. |publisher=New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019035945/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=6712|archive-date=2012-10-19}} See also: {{cite web|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=6734|title=Accompanying 16 photos|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019035957/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=6734|archive-date=2012-10-19}}
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.
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External links
{{Commons category-inline|Park Slope Jewish Center}}
- {{official website|http://www.psjc.org/ }}
{{Synagogues in the United States}}
{{National Register of Historic Places listings in Brooklyn|state=collapsed}}
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Category:1915 establishments in New York City
Category:20th-century synagogues in the United States
Category:Conservative synagogues in New York City
Category:Jewish organizations established in 1915
Category:Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Brooklyn
Category:Romanesque Revival architecture in New York City
Category:Romanesque Revival synagogues
Category:Synagogues completed in 1925
Category:Synagogues in Brooklyn
Category:Synagogues on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City
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