Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Hebrew Tabernacle Congregation, Manhattan


Hebrew Tabernacle Congregation, Manhattan. Image 1: Photo by Steven E. Lawson
The Hebrew Tabernacle Congregation was founded in 1906, and held its services at 220 West 130th Street in a building which later became the Williams Institutional C.M.E. Church. In 1922, the congregation laid the cornerstone for a new synagogue and community house at 605 West 161st Street, near Fort Washington Avenue. Completed at a cost of $500,000 in 1925, the buildings were designed by George and Edward Blum and Ludwig Hanauer, and featured terra cotta trim and a deep latticework arch over the entrance... read more

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