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The Queens Jewish Center - 108 Street entrance

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)

Rabbi Aryeh Gotlieb (1946-1949)

Rabbi Morris Max (1949-1966)

Rabbi Joseph Grunblatt (1966-2006)

Rabbi Benjamin Geiger (2007-present)

Notable Members

Harry LeFrak

Rabbi Dr. Bernard Lander

Judge Paul Balsam


External links

Synagogue website:

References

  1. ^ Queens Jewish Center History page [1]
  2. ^ Queens Jewish Center clergy and staff [2]
  3. ^ 1955 Queens Chamber of Commerce, Annual Building Awards [3]
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