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Congregation Habonim

Coordinates: 40°46′22″N 73°58′49″W / 40.77281°N 73.98030°W / 40.77281; -73.98030
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Congregation Habonim
Congregation Habonim in Manhattan
Religion
AffiliationConservative Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusSynagogue
LeadershipRabbi Lisa Gelber
StatusActive
Location
Location103 West End Avenue
(cnr W. 64th Street),
Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York 10023
CountryUnited States
Congregation Habonim is located in Manhattan
Congregation Habonim
Location in Upper West Side in Manhattan
Geographic coordinates40°46′22″N 73°58′49″W / 40.77281°N 73.98030°W / 40.77281; -73.98030
Architecture
Founder
  • Rabbi Hugo Hahn
  • Bernard Cohn
Date establishedNovember 1939 (as a congregation)
Completed1958
Website
habonim.net

The Congregation Habonim is a Conservative synagogue located at 103 West End Avenue on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City. The congregation was founded in 1939 by German-Jewish immigrants who fled Nazi persecution. The founding rabbi was Hugo Hahn and his son-in-law Bernard Cohn.[1] The congregation’s first building, on West 66th Street in Manhattan, was completed in 1958.[1] The building was demolished in 2017 to make way for the development of an apartment building that would also house the congregation's synagog upon completion.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "History of Habonim". Congregation Habonim. Archived from the original on June 10, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
  2. ^ Sider, West (March 11, 2019). "West Siders Face Off at Meeting Over Development Tactic that Lifts Building Heights". West Side Rag. Retrieved April 23, 2025.

Further reading

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  • Carol Kahn Strauss Family Collection at the Leo Baeck Institute, New York, NY. This collection includes a series of documents on the Congregation Habonim, including bulletins, newspaper clippings, and copies of several anniversary journals.
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