Wikipedia's first sentence called it “now defunct synagogue built in 1904 on rivington street near eldridge street on the lower east side of manhatta”. Today it says “former orthodox jewish synagogue located at 58-60 rivington street near eldridge street on the lower east side”.
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Former synagogue in New York City Not to be confused with First Roumanian-American Congregation . The Adath Jeshurun of Jassy Synagogue and later, the Erste Warshawer Synagogue is a former Orthodox Jewish synagogue located at 58-60 Rivington Street near Eldridge Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City , New York , United States. The former synagogue was designed by architect Emery Roth , and completed in 1904 in the Moorish Revival style. The building operated as a synagogue for two different congregations until 1976 when it closed and subsequently fell into disrepair. Since 1979, the building has been used as studios and residences for local artists.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
First Warsaw Congregation (Former Congregation Adath Jeshurun) The Adath Jeshurun of Jassy Synagogue is a now defunct synagogue built in 1904 on Rivington Street near Eldridge Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan , New York City . In 1912, a group of Polish Jews from Warsaw acquired the building and renamed it Erste Warshawer Synagogue.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Former synagogue in New York City For similarly named synagogues, see Adath Jeshurun . First Warsaw Congregation (Former Congregation Adath Jeshurun) The Adath Jeshurun of Jassy Synagogue is a now defunct synagogue built in 1904 on Rivington Street near Eldridge Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan , New York City . In 1912, a group of Polish Jews from Warsaw acquired the building and renamed it Erste Warshawer Synagogue. The style is Moorish Revival by architect Emery Roth .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “now defunct synagogue built in 1904 on rivington street near eldridge street on the lower east side of manhatta”. Today it says “former orthodox jewish synagogue located at 58-60 rivington street near eldridge street on the lower east side”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
now defunct synagogue built in 1904 on rivington street near eldridge street on the lower east side of manhatta
Now
former orthodox jewish synagogue located at 58-60 rivington street near eldridge street on the lower east side
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