| Stanton Street Synagogue | |
|---|---|
Yiddish: קאנגרעגיישאן בני יעקב אנשי ברזעזאן | |
 Stanton Street Shul in 2009 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership | Rabbi Aviad Bodner |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 180 Stanton Street, Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York 10002 |
| Country | United States |
  Location in Lower Manhattan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 40°43′13″N 73°59′02″W / 40.7202°N 73.9839°W |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Louis A. Sheinart |
| Type | Synagogue |
| Style | Neoclassical |
| Date established | 1894 (as a congregation) |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 100 feet (30 m) |
| Width | 20 feet (6.1 m) |
| Materials | Stone and brick |
Stanton Street Synagogue | |
| Built | 1913 |
| Restored | 2006–2007 |
| NRHP reference No. | 02001116[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 10, 2002 |
| [2] | |
Stanton Street Synagogue, also known as Stanton Street Shul and Congregation Bnai Jacob Anshei Brzezan (Yiddish: קאנגרעגיישאן בני יעקב אנשי ברזעזאן, lit. 'Congregation Sons of Jacob, People of Brzezan'[3]), is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue located at 180 Stanton Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, in New York City, New York, United States.
The synagogue was constructed in 1913 by a landsmanshaft from the town of Brzeżany in southeast Galicia. The first Rabbi of the congregation, in their first building, was Rabbi Judah Leib Rose (1867-1946). He had arrived in New York in 1909 and encouraged the congregation to build the Shul on Stanton Street.
One of the few surviving tenement-style synagogues, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1] That same year, the synagogue's congregants went to court over an attempt by its rabbi and board members to sell the aging structure to an organization run by a Jesuit priest. The resultant settlement and media attention led to a resurgence in interest in the synagogue. In 2012 its membership stands at about 100 congregants, representing a wide, intergenerational mix. The Stanton Street Synagogue was founded as an Orthodox congregation.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Mendelsohn, Joyce (2009). The Lower East Side Remembered and Revisited: A History and Guide to a Legendary New York Neighborhood. Columbia University Press. p. 215. ISBN 978-0231147613.
- ^ Wolfe, Gerard R. (2003). New York: 15 walking tours (3rd ed.). McGraw-Hill Professional. p. 180. ISBN 0071411852.