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Naval Academy Jewish Chapel
Jewish naval chapel in Maryland, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Commodore Uriah P. Levy Center and Jewish Chapel is the Jewish chapel at the United States Naval Academy, in Annapolis, Maryland.
Commodore Uriah P. Levy Center and Jewish Chapel | |
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![]() The chapel exterior in 2010 | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Judaism |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Annapolis, Maryland |
Country | United States |
Location within Maryland | |
Geographic coordinates | 38°58′49″N 76°28′52″W |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Joseph Boggs |
General contractor | The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company |
Groundbreaking | November 2, 2003 |
Completed | 2005 |
Construction cost | $8 million |
Specifications | |
Interior area | 35,000 square feet (3,300 m2) |
Materials | Jerusalem stone |
Website | |
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The center is named in honor of Commodore Uriah P. Levy (1792–-1862), the first Jewish commodore in the United States Navy, who is famous for refusing to flog his sailors.[3][2] The Levy Center is adjacent to Mitscher Hall and contains a 410-seat synagogue, a fellowship hall, a Character Learning Center, classrooms, and offices for the Brigade's social director, the academic board, and the academy's Honor Board.[2]
Before the chapel was completed in 2005, Jewish midshipmen attended Congregation Knesset Israel in downtown Annapolis,[4] or held services in the interfaith chapel at Mitscher Hall.