Wikipedia's first sentence called it “historic synagogue at 1981 homecrest ave”. Today it says “orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue”.
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Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Brooklyn, New York For similarly named synagogues, see Beth-El and Jewish Center . Congregation Beth El of Flatbush , or simply, Beth El of Flatbush , is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue , located at 2181 East 3rd Street, in Brooklyn , New York City , New York , United States. The congregation worships in the Sephardic rite . The congregation comprises Jewish people of Sephardic and Middle Eastern descent, including immigrants from Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco, Israel, Yemen, and Turkey, and their descendants. The congregation's historic synagogue, called the Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush , located at 1981 Homecrest Avenue, in Flatbush , Brooklyn, was built in 1927. The two-story plus basement, rectangular red brick building with Byzantine Revival and Gothic Revival decorative elements includes a decorative white glazed terra cotta trim. It has a tripartite front facade with a central parapet . The historic building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
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It was built in 1927 and is a two story plus basement, rectangular red brick building with decorative white glazed terra cotta trim. It has a tripartite front facade with a central parapet . It features Byzantine and Gothic Revival decorative elements. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
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It was built in 1927 and is a two-story plus basement, rectangular red brick building with decorative white glazed terra cotta trim. It has a tripartite front facade with a central parapet . It features Byzantine and Gothic Revival decorative elements. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
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historic synagogue at 1981 homecrest ave
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orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue
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