Wikipedia's first sentence called it “synagogue on 108 east first street at houston street in the lower east side neighborhood of manhattan”. Today it says “former orthodox synagogue”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Podhajcer Shul is a former Orthodox synagogue , now private residence, located at 108 East First Street, just north of Houston Street , on the Lower East Side of Manhattan , in New York City , New York , in the United States. Although the building has been repurposed to residential use, its façade retains a prominent Star of David , as well as a stone arch inscribed "Beth HaKnesset Ansche Podhajce," which means "Synagogue of the People of Podhajce," and two capitals in the shape of Torah scrolls.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Podhajcer Shul was a synagogue on 108 East First Street at Houston Street in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan , New York City . Although the building has been repurposed to residential use, its facade retains a prominent Star of David , as well as an stone arch inscribed "Beth HaKnesset Ansche Podhajce," which means "Synagogue of the People of Podhajce," and two capitals in the shape of Torah scrolls.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Synagogue in Manhattan, New York The Podhajcer Shul was a synagogue on 108 East First Street, just north of Houston Street , in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan , New York City . Although the building has been repurposed to residential use, its facade retains a prominent Star of David , as well as a stone arch inscribed "Beth HaKnesset Ansche Podhajce," which means "Synagogue of the People of Podhajce," and two capitals in the shape of Torah scrolls.
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “synagogue on 108 east first street at houston street in the lower east side neighborhood of manhattan”. Today it says “former orthodox synagogue”. Read the current article and compare.
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synagogue on 108 east first street at houston street in the lower east side neighborhood of manhattan
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former orthodox synagogue
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