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Congregation Beth El of Flatbush
Congregation Beth El of Flatbush
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism
Rite	Sephardic
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue
Leadership	Rabbi David Ani
Status	Active
Location
Location	2181 East 3rd Street, Brooklyn, New York City, New York 11223
Country	United States
	Location in New York City
Geographic coordinates	40°35′49″N 73°58′06″W / 40.59683°N 73.968271°W
Architecture
Architect(s)	Seelig & Finkelstein
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Byzantine Revival; Gothic Revival;
Completed	1927
Website
	bethelofflatbush.com
	Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The historic synagogue, in 2012
Location	1981 Homecrest Avenue, Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY
Coordinates	40°36′4″N 73°57′35″W / 40.60111°N 73.95972°W
Area	less than one acre
NRHP reference No.	09000377
Added to NRHP	May 29, 2009

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.^[2] The historic building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 5/26/09 THROUGH 5/29/09. National Park Service. June 5, 2009.
^ Howe, Kathleen A. (January 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2011. See also: "Accompanying nine photos". Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2011.

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[nrhp-1] "National Register of Historic Places". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 5/26/09 THROUGH 5/29/09. National Park Service. June 5, 2009.

[nrhpinv_ny-2] Howe, Kathleen A. (January 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2011. See also: "Accompanying nine photos". Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2011.

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