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Congregation Beth El of Flatbush
Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush is located in New York City
Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush
Location in New York City
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism
RiteSephardic
Synagogue
LeadershipRabbi David Ani
StatusActive
Location
Location2181 East 3rd Street, Brooklyn, New York City, New York 11223
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40°35′49″N 73°58′06″W / 40.59683°N 73.968271°W / 40.59683; -73.968271
Architecture
ArchitectsSeelig & Finkelstein
TypeSynagogue architecture
Style
Completed1927
Website
bethelofflatbush.com
Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush
The historic synagogue, in 2012
Location1981 Homecrest Avenue, Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY
Coordinates40°36′4″N 73°57′35″W / 40.60111°N 73.95972°W / 40.60111; -73.95972
Arealess than one acre
NRHP reference No.09000377
NYSRHP No.04701.016368
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 29, 2009
Designated NYSRHPApril 14, 2009[1]
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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.[3] The historic building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[2]

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  1. ↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. November 7, 2014. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places" (PDF). WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 5/26/09 THROUGH 5/29/09. National Park Service. June 5, 2009.
  3. ↑ Howe, Kathleen A. (January 2009). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 1, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
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