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  • Call NumberBJHP_0202
  • SummaryPart three of three: Judith Greenwald takes us on a tour of the Kane Street Synagogue, its origins as a Reform Protestant Dutch Church, and its architectural style, a British adaptation of Romanesque form, modified by the congregation when purchased in 1905. It has been much restored in recent years.
  • Date2020-01-16
  • Physical Description1 audio file (9 minutes) : digital, MP3
  • CreatorGreenwald, Judith R.
  • CollectionBrooklyn Jewish History Project
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Jewish History Project, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • Formatsound recording-nonmusical
  • Genreinterviews
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger. Audio interview conducted 2020 January 16, by Ariane Loeb at Kane street synagogue. Collected through the Brooklyn Collection Jewish History Project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is funded by the David Berg Foundation.
  • SubjectJews--Identity ; Synagogues ; Conservative Judaism
  • PlaceCobble Hill (New York, N.Y.)
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  • TitleThe Baith Israel Anshei Emes Synagogue, known as The Kane Street Synagogue. Oral history interview with Judith Greenwald conducted on January 16, 2020.