Congregation Habonim

Congregation Habonim
Congregation Habonim in Manhattan
Religion
AffiliationConservative Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusSynagogue
LeadershipRabbi Lisa Gelber
StatusActive
Location
Location103 West End Avenue
(cnr W. 64th Street),
Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York 10023
CountryUnited States
Congregation Habonim is located in Manhattan
Congregation Habonim
Location in Upper West Side in Manhattan
Geographic coordinates40°46′22″N 73°58′49″W / 40.77281°N 73.98030°W / 40.77281; -73.98030
Architecture
Founder
  • Rabbi Hugo Hahn
  • Bernard Cohn
Date establishedNovember 1939 (as a congregation)
Completed1958
Website
habonim.net

The Congregation Habonim is a Conservative synagogue located at 103 West End Avenue (at the corner with 64th Street), in the Upper West Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. The congregation was founded in 1939 by German-Jewish immigrants who fled Nazi persecution. The founding rabbi was Hugo Hahn and his son-in-law Bernard Cohn.[1] The congregation’s first building, on West 66th Street in Manhattan, was completed in 1958.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "History of Habonim". Congregation Habonim. Archived from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2013.

Further reading

  • Carol Kahn Strauss Family Collection at the Leo Baeck Institute, New York, NY. This collection includes a series of documents on the Congregation Habonim, including bulletins, newspaper clippings, and copies of several anniversary journals.


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