Wikipedia's first sentence called it “reform congregation in manhattan”. Today it says “reform jewish congregation and synagogue located at 112 east 75th street”.
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Reform synagogue in Manhattan, New York For similarly named synagogues, see Temple Israel . Temple Israel of the City of New York is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 112 East 75th Street, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City , New York , United States. The congregation was incorporated by German Jews in 1873. It purchased its first synagogue building at Fifth Avenue and 125th Street in 1887, constructed its own at 201 Lenox Avenue and 120th Street in 1907, and constructed another at 210 West 91st Street in 1920. Its current Brutalist -style building, at 112 East 75th Street was completed in 1967. Since its founding, Temple Israel has been served by only five senior rabbis : Maurice H. National Register of Historic Places .
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Temple Israel (formally Temple Israel of the City of New York ) is a Reform congregation in Manhattan . It was incorporated in 1873 by German Jews . It purchased its first synagogue building Fifth Avenue and 125th Street in 1887, constructed its own at 201 Lenox Avenue and 120th Street in 1907, and constructed another at 210 West 91st Street in 1920. Its current Brutalist style building, at 112 East 75th Street on the Upper East Side , was completed in 1967. Since its founding, Temple Israel has been served by only five senior rabbis : Maurice Harris (1882–1930), William Rosenblum (1930–1963), Martin Zion (1963–1991), Judith Lewis (1991–2006), and David Gelfand (2006–). As of 2015 , its senior rabbi is Gelfand, and its cantor is Irena Altshul.
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Temple Israel of the City of New York is a Reform congregation in Manhattan . It was incorporated in 1873 by German Jews . It purchased its first synagogue building Fifth Avenue and 125th Street in 1887, constructed its own at 201 Lenox Avenue and 120th Street in 1907, and constructed another at 210 West 91st Street in 1920. Its current Brutalist style building, at 112 East 75th Street on the Upper East Side , was completed in 1967. Since its founding, Temple Israel has been served by only five senior rabbis : Maurice Harris (1882–1930), William Rosenblum (1930–1963), Martin Zion (1963–1991), Judith Lewis (1991–2006), and David Gelfand since 2006.
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Temple Israel of the City of New York is a Reform congregation in Manhattan . It was incorporated in 1873 by German Jews . It purchased its first synagogue building Fifth Avenue and 125th Street in 1887, constructed its own at 201 Lenox Avenue and 120th Street in 1907, and constructed another at 210 West 91st Street in 1920. Its current Brutalist style building, at 112 East 75th Street on the Upper East Side , was completed in 1967. Since its founding, Temple Israel has been served by only five senior rabbis : Maurice H.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “reform congregation in manhattan”. Today it says “reform jewish congregation and synagogue located at 112 east 75th street”. Read the current article and compare.
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reform congregation in manhattan
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reform jewish congregation and synagogue located at 112 east 75th street
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