Two Manhattan Shuls Deemed ‘Sacred Sites’
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
The Stanton Street Synagogue, left,
and the Sixth Street Community Synagogue.
Two
Manhattan synagogues are among 23 “Sacred Sites” in New York State that have
received grants for physical repairs form the New York Landmarks Conservancy.
A
$30,000 Jewish Heritage Fund Grant to the Stanton Street Synagogue on the Lower
East Side will help pay for repairs on the building’s exterior walls, and a
grant of $25,000 to the East Village’s Sixth Street Community Synagogue will
go towards repairs of its roof and façade.
“You
don’t have to be religious to understand that religious institutions contain
some of our finest art and architecture. Many also provide vital social service
programs and cultural activities that make significant contributions to their
communities,” said Peg Breen, Conservancy president, in a statement.
The
Stanton Street Synagogue, constructed in 1913 by combining two adjacent
tenement buildings, is one of the city’s few surviving “tenement synagogues.”
Its space today is rented to arts groups for readings or performances,
including the Jewish Art Salon, movie nights and social justice lectures.
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012
A
$30,000 Jewish Heritage Fund Grant to the Stanton Street Synagogue on the Lower
East Side will help pay for repairs on the building’s exterior walls, and a
grant of $25,000 to the East Village’s Sixth Street Community Synagogue will
go towards repairs of its roof and façade.
“You
don’t have to be religious to understand that religious institutions contain
some of our finest art and architecture. Many also provide vital social service
programs and cultural activities that make significant contributions to their
communities,” said Peg Breen, Conservancy president, in a statement.
The
Stanton Street Synagogue, constructed in 1913 by combining two adjacent
tenement buildings, is one of the city’s few surviving “tenement synagogues.”
Its space today is rented to arts groups for readings or performances,
including the Jewish Art Salon, movie nights and social justice lectures.
Continue
reading the article in the Jewish Week
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