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The following list is composed of synagogues once located in Brooklyn (Kings County), which no longer exists. A similar list exists on this website for the synagogues of the Bronx and the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Most all of them are no longer active; either the building in which the congregants once worshipped and held meetings is no longer extant or has been converted into some other use. Many of those listed under "Synagogue Name" are actually landsmanshaft (mutual aid) societies. The museum has no other information on these synagogues, the personnel or the records once held within.

As shown, the list provides the street address of the building in which they met, the town or country that the organization was once associated with, and of course, the name of the synagogue (or society) itself. The names of towns listed is incomplete, and perhaps some of the entries are incorrect. A worthy effort has been made to ensure its accuracy. Surely anyone who can fill in some of the blanks, so to speak, and is certain they know the name of the town and country (according to today's boundaries) that are associated with a particular "synagogue name" not previously identified, may contact the Museum of Family History at postmaster@museumoffamilyhistory.com . Also, when the name of the rabbi, or "pastor" is known for any of the Brooklyn synagogues, it is included within parentheses, as well as the year of the synagogue's mention (in directories, almanacs, etc.) An "x" next to the address indicates that a photo of the synagogue from 1940 is not available to me; a "y" means that the synagogue has been converted to another use. These photographs were taken by NYC between 1939 and 1941 for tax purposes, and they are not available online.

One can also see by scanning the list below that many locations housed more than one group of worshippers. One can also surmise that, in a number of these instances, groups that worshipped at the same location also bought burial plots together. This is obviously the case in some instances, but not in all. The Museum hopes this list is useful to many of you.