Congregation Chasam Sopher
Congregation Chasam Sopher is an Orthodox synagogue located at 10 Clinton Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
| Congregation Chasam Sopher | |
|---|---|
 Synagogue entrance | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Leadership | Rabbi: Azriel Siff |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 10 Clinton Street Lower East Side, New York City |
| Geographic coordinates | 40.720913°N 73.983843°W |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Romanesque Revival |
| Completed | 1853 |
| Website | |
| chasamsopher | |
It was formed in 1892 by the merger of two congregations of immigrants from Poland. It occupies a historic Romanesque Revival synagogue building built in 1853 by Congregation Rodeph Sholom. It is among the oldest synagogue buildings still standing in the United States, the second-oldest synagogue building in New York, and the oldest still in use in the state.[1]
Renovation of the upstairs, completed in 2006, included conservation of the Torah ark, the installation of new stained-glass windows, and stripping the interior of paint to expose the original wood. The outside was also landscaped, creating a garden for the neighborhood.[2]
References
- Gordon, Mark W. "Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues", American Jewish History, 84.1, 1996, pp. 11–27. 2019 article update.
- Austerlitz, Saul. "Synagogues tell story of Lower East Side's past", The Boston Globe, October 28, 2007.
- Leadership, Chasam Sofer website. Accessed May 14, 2011.
