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Park Avenue Synagogue | |
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Hebrew: אגודת ישרים | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Conservative Judaism |
Rite | Ashkenazic |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
Leadership |
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Year consecrated | March 27, 1927 |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | 50 East 87th Street |
Municipality | Manhattan |
State | New York |
Country | United States |
Location in Upper East Side, Manhattan | |
Geographic coordinates | 40°46′52″N 73°57′28″W / 40.781217°N 73.957878°W |
Architecture | |
Type | Synagogue |
Style | Moorish |
Date established | 1882 (as a congregation) |
Completed | 1927 |
Website | |
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The Park Avenue Synagogue (Hebrew: אגודת ישרים, romanized: Agudat Yesharim, lit. 'The Association of the Righteous') is a Conservative Jewish congregation at 50 East 87th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, New York. Founded in 1882, the congregation is one of the largest congregations in the United States.[1]