| Mosholu Jewish Center | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism (former) |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status |
|
| Status | Closed; repurposed |
| Location | |
| Location | 3044 Hull Avenue, Norwood, The Bronx, New York City, New York |
| Country | United States |
  Location in New York City | |
| Geographic coordinates | 40°52′17″N 73°52′46″W / 40.87139°N 73.87944°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue |
| Style | Neo-Renaissance |
| Date established | 1927 (as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1927 |
The Mosholu Jewish Center was an Orthodox Jewish synagogue located at 3044 Hull Avenue, in the Norwood, Bronx neighborhood in New York City. The building is now used as a pre-school.
History
The synagogue was founded in 1927,[1] and closed in 1999 due to the declining Jewish population of the Bronx.[2] Rabbi Herschel Schacter led the congregation from 1947 to its 1999 close.[3]
The Neo-Renaissance building[4] was sold to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York in 2000 and repurposed in 2003 as the Head Start pre-school program.[5]
References
- ↑ Kriegel, Leonard (2000). "Synagogues: On Being a Believing Nonbeliever". The American Scholar. 69 (4): 61–75. JSTOR 41213071.
- ↑ Stewart, Barbara (November 22, 1999). "Final Sabbath for a Spiritual Hub; A Synagogue That Embodied an Earlier Bronx Is Closed". The New York Times. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ↑ "Longtime Mosholu Rabbi Hershel Schacter Dies". Norwood News. April 25, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ↑ Dull, Ian (2009). Friedman, Ann-Isabel (ed.). "The Unsung Synagogues of New York City: Synagogues change shape in the Bronx" (PDF). Common Bond (Special ed.). New York Landmarks Conservancy. 23 (1–2): 13. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ↑ Brostoff, Marissa (May 22, 2008). "A Bronx Tale: What Did the Archdiocese Do With Those Stained-Glass Windows?". The Forward. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
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