Beth Hamedrash Hagodol
Beth Hamedrash Hagodol was an Orthodox Jewish congregation that for over 120 years was located in a historic building at 60–64 Norfolk Street between Grand and Broome Streets on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City.Photo: Creative Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: synagogue in Manhattan, New York, United States
- Also known as: “Beth Hamedrash Hagadol”, “Beth Hamedrash Hagodol Synagogue”, “Congregation Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Synagogue”, and “Congregation Beth Hamedrash Hagodol”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brooklyn Bridge and Lower East Side Tenement Museum.
Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is a cable-stayed suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Opened on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first fixed crossing of the East River. Brooklyn Bridge is situated 1 mile southwest of Beth Hamedrash Hagodol.
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
Museum
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The Lower East Side Tenement Museum is a museum and National Historic Site located at 97 and 103 Orchard Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States. Lower East Side Tenement Museum is situated 820 feet northwest of Beth Hamedrash Hagodol.
Eldridge Street Synagogue
Museum
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The Eldridge Street Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue at 12–16 Eldridge Street in the Chinatown and Lower East Side neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City. Eldridge Street Synagogue is situated 1,600 feet southwest of Beth Hamedrash Hagodol.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lower East Side and Chinatown.
Lower East Side
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The Lower East Side of Manhattan is a mix of old and new, bohemian and upscale: you can find trendy bars and music venues, a venerable old no-nonsense place that just might serve up the best pastrami sandwich in the world, and great bialys.
Chinatown
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Manhattan's famous Chinatown is a lively neighborhood, full of good values in restaurants and food shopping. Also on sale are cheap knockoffs of designer labels made in China, and all sorts of trinkets and toys.
Little Italy
Neighborhood
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Little Italy is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan in New York City, once known for its Italian American population. It is bounded on the west by Tribeca and Soho, on the south by Chinatown, on the east by the Bowery and Lower East Side, and on the north by NoHo or Nolita.
Beth Hamedrash Hagodol
- Categories: synagogue, religious building ruin, and religion
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yiddish—“Beth Hamedrash Hagodol” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “大書房會堂”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيس بيت حميدراش هجادول”
- Hebrew: “בית המדרש הגדול”
- Persian: “بث همدراش هاگودول”
- Portuguese: “Beth Hamedrash Hagodol”
- Spanish: “Sinagoga Beth Hamedrash Hagodol”
- Turkish: “Bet Hamidraş Hagadol”
- Yiddish: “בית המדרש הגדול”
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