Apr
29
Beth Hamedrash Hagadol
ByMy parents and I were privileged to peek inside the Beth Hamedrash Hagadol synagogue, in the Lower East Side, today. It houses America’s oldest Orthodox Jewish Russian congregation (founded in 1852) and, as is obvious, is based in the former Norfolk Street Baptist Church.
The church was converted into a synagogue in 1885. Sadly, it is desperately in need of repair. More on this later, but for now follow this link for a spectacular view inside.
1 Comments
April 29th, 2005 at 7:15 pm
Pavlik,
Good photos, as ever. Liked Jagiello in Central Park too. Interesting, from a Euro point of view, to see a church turning into a synagogue, especially in view of reverse changes in, say, London.
Still loyally enjoying the blog. Will try to think of something deep and meaningful to say for when you open your soul on world-changingly important political themes.