Sunday, September 4, 2011

List of New York City Synagogues Now Updated!

The Museum's list of mostly defunct synagogues that once stood in Manhattan proper has been widely updated. It now includes information on synagogues from fifteen city directories, ranging from 1869 to 1933. Hopefully more will be added in the future.

The synagogue list is being presented to you in the form of an address directory, i.e. the listing is sorted first by building address, and when available, the names of the synagogue president, the rabbi, cantor and sexton. You can find this updated list by clicking here.

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  1. I am a librarian in the Albany area. Patron has no living relatives and would like to know her Hebrew name. If she knows where her family worshipped, would her records be archived and would something list the name she was given at her naming ceremony?

    Eileen Williams
    Guilderland Public Library

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