Kingsway Jewish Center

Kingsway Jewish Center
Kingsway Jewish Center
	The Center façade in 2013
Religion
Affiliation	Modern Orthodox Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Synagogue
Leadership	Rabbi Etan Tokayer; Rabbi Mordechai Schiffman (Assistant); Rabbi Shlomo Wolman (Shamash); Rabbi Milton H. Polin (Rabbi Emeritus);
Status	Active
	18 stained glass windows by Adolph Gottlieb
Location
Location	2810 Nostrand Avenue, Midwood, Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Country	United States
	Location in New York City
Geographic coordinates	40°36′57″N 73°56′41″W / 40.61583°N 73.94472°W
Architecture
Architect(s)	Martyn Weston; Herman Sohn; Adolph Gottlieb;
Type	Synagogue
Style	Art Deco
Date established	1928 (as a congregation)
Completed	1951
Materials	Steel; brick
Website
	kingswayjewishcenter.org
	Kingsway Jewish Center
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	less than one acre
NRHP reference No.	10000010
Added to NRHP	February 12, 2010

The Kingsway Jewish Center is an historic Modern Orthodox Jewish synagogue at 2810 Nostrand Avenue, in the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City, New York, United States.

History

The Center complex includes the synagogue (1951), school block (1957), and catering hall wing (c. 1957). The synagogue features a series of 18 windows designed by abstract expressionist artist Adolph Gottlieb. It is a four-story steel frame building with a brick faced facade that steps back from the property line as it rises. The school building is a simple three story building with long rectangular windows and several entrances.^[2]^[3]

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

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 3/15/10 THROUGH 3/19/10. National Park Service. March 26, 2010.
^ Howe, Kathy (December 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Kingsway Jewish Center". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
^ "Accompanying 20 photos". Archived from the original on October 19, 2012.

External links

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[nrhp-1] "National Register of Historic Places". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 3/15/10 THROUGH 3/19/10. National Park Service. March 26, 2010.

[nrhpinv_ny-2] Howe, Kathy (December 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Kingsway Jewish Center". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2011.

[3] "Accompanying 20 photos". Archived from the original on October 19, 2012.

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