Kerhonkson Synagogue

Kerhonkson Synagogue
Kerhonkson Synagogue
	The Kerhonkson synagogue, in 2012
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism
Rite	Post-denominational
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue
Leadership	Rabbi Sally Shore-Wittenberg
Status	Active
Location
Location	26 Minnewaska Trail, Kerhonkson, Ulster County, New York 12446
Country	United States
	Location in New York
Geographic coordinates	41°46′14″N 74°17′52″W
Architecture
Date established	1922 (as a congregation)
Completed	1924; c. 1954
Materials	Wooden frame; stucco
Website
	kerhonksonsynagogue.org
	Congregation Tifereth Yehuda Veyisroel
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
NRHP reference No.	13000632
Added to NRHP	August 27, 2013

Kerhonkson Synagogue, officially Congregation Tifereth Yehuda Veyisroel, is a post-denominational Jewish congregation and historic synagogue located at 26 Minnewaska Trail, Kerhonkson, in Ulster County, New York, in the United States.

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The Orthodox congregation was founded in 1922.^[2]

The synagogue was built in 1924, and is a one-story, rectangular, wood-frame building with a gable roof with overhanging eaves. It sits on a concrete covered stone basement and is clad in stucco on three sides. The façade has a false front that extends above the roof with three curves surmounted by a Star of David.^[3]^[4]

Also on the property is the contributing Community House (c. 1954). It was built to serve Jewish merchants and farmers in the Kerhonkson area and is one of 20 intact early 20th-century Catskill synagogues.^[3]^[4]

The synagogue building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.^[1]

References

[1]
"National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/16/14 through 6/27/14. National Park Service. 2013-09-06.
[2]
Hubert, Brian (October 14, 2022). "Kerhonkson Synagogue marks 100th anniversary". The Daily Freeman. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
[3]
"Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
[4]
LaFrank, Kathleen (April 2013). "Registration Form: Congregation Tifereth Yehuda Veyisroel" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2016-03-01. and Accompanying photographs

Additional reading

Bluming, H. Charles (2000). Jew Boy in Goy Town: A Catskill Mountain Odyssey. n.p.

External links

Official website
"Tifereth Yehuda Veyisroel" (moving panoramic image of synagogue interior). Synagogues360. 2024.

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[nps-1] [1]
"National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/16/14 through 6/27/14. National Park Service. 2013-09-06.

[2] [2]
Hubert, Brian (October 14, 2022). "Kerhonkson Synagogue marks 100th anniversary". The Daily Freeman. Retrieved January 31, 2024.

[NysNrhpNom-3] [3]
"Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-03-01.

[LaFrank-4] [4]
LaFrank, Kathleen (April 2013). "Registration Form: Congregation Tifereth Yehuda Veyisroel" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2016-03-01. and Accompanying photographs

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