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==Rabbi Tenure== |
==Rabbi Tenure== |
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*Rabbi Eliezer Harbater (1943-1946) |
*Rabbi Eliezer Harbater (1943-1946)<ref>Queens Jewish Center History page http://www.myqjc.org/history.htm</ref> |
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*Rabbi Aryeh Gotlieb (1946-1949) |
*Rabbi Aryeh Gotlieb (1946-1949)<ref>Queens Jewish Center History page http://www.myqjc.org/history.htm</ref> |
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*Rabbi Morris Max (1949-1966) |
*Rabbi Morris Max (1949-1966)<ref>Queens Jewish Center History page http://www.myqjc.org/history.htm</ref> |
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*Rabbi Joseph Grunblatt (1966-2006)<ref>Queens Jewish Center History page http://www.myqjc.org/history.htm</ref><ref>Queens Jewish Center clergy and staff http://www.myqjc.org/family.htm</ref> |
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*Rabbi Joseph Grunblatt (1966-2006) |
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*Rabbi Benjamin Geiger (2007-present) |
*Rabbi Benjamin Geiger (2007-present)<ref>Queens Jewish Center clergy and staff http://www.myqjc.org/family.htm</ref> |
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==Notable Members== |
==Notable Members== |
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The Queens Jewish Center, also known as Queens Jewish Center and Talmud Torah or QJC, is a synagogue in Forest Hills, New York known for its significant contributions to the Jewish community. The synagogue was established by a dozen families in 1943 to serve the growing central Queens Jewish community. [1] The current spiritual leader is Rabbi Benjamin Geiger.[2]
Architecture
The Queens Jewish Center building won honorable mention in the 1955 Queens Chamber of Commerce, Annual Building Awards.[3]
Rabbi Tenure
- Rabbi Eliezer Harbater (1943-1946)[4]
- Rabbi Aryeh Gotlieb (1946-1949)[5]
- Rabbi Morris Max (1949-1966)[6]
- Rabbi Joseph Grunblatt (1966-2006)[7][8]
- Rabbi Benjamin Geiger (2007-present)[9]
Notable Members
- Harry LeFrak
- Rabbi Dr. Bernard Lander
- Judge Paul Balsam
External links
Synagogue website:
References
- ^ Queens Jewish Center History page http://www.myqjc.org/history.htm
- ^ Queens Jewish Center clergy and staff http://www.myqjc.org/family.htm
- ^ 1955 Queens Chamber of Commerce, Annual Building Awards [1]
- ^ Queens Jewish Center History page http://www.myqjc.org/history.htm
- ^ Queens Jewish Center History page http://www.myqjc.org/history.htm
- ^ Queens Jewish Center History page http://www.myqjc.org/history.htm
- ^ Queens Jewish Center History page http://www.myqjc.org/history.htm
- ^ Queens Jewish Center clergy and staff http://www.myqjc.org/family.htm
- ^ Queens Jewish Center clergy and staff http://www.myqjc.org/family.htm