Shaari Zedek Synagogue
Encyclopedia
Shaari Zedek Synagogue, also known as Congregation Achavat Achim and since 1944 as St. Leonard's Church, is a historic synagogue
at 767 Putnam Ave. in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
, New York
. It was built in 1909–1910 and is a two story rectangular brick building with cast stone trim.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2009.
Synagogue
A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer. This use of the Greek term synagogue originates in the Septuagint where it sometimes translates the Hebrew word for assembly, kahal...
at 767 Putnam Ave. in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Bedford-Stuyvesant is a neighborhood in the central portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Formed in 1930, the neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 3, Brooklyn Community Board 8 and Brooklyn Community Board 16. The neighborhood is patrolled by the NYPD's 79th and 81st...
, New York
New York City
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. It was built in 1909–1910 and is a two story rectangular brick building with cast stone trim.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2009.