• BROOKLYN JEWISH CENTER CIRCLE
    COMMITTEE MEMBERS

    DR. JEFFREY S. BORER,
    Chairman
    Professor of Medicine, Cell Biology, Radiology and Surgery
    Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
    State University of New York Downstate Medical Center

    Honorary Committee
    (In-formation)

    THE KREITMAN FAMILY
    In memory of
    Rabbi Benjamin Z. Kreitman
    Rabbi Emeritus and Trustee, BJC

    RABBI HAROLD KUSHNER
    RABBI PAUL KUSHNER
    in memory of
    JULIUS AND SARAH KUSHNER
    Executive Members, BJC

    DON LEWITTES
    in memory of
    Rabbi Mordechai Lewittes
    Associate Rabbi, BJC
    Hebrew Principal, Hebrew Center Academy

    SAMUEL (SANDY) LINDENBAUM, OBM
    in memory of
    Abraham (Bunny) Lindenbaum
    President, Mishna Class, BJC

    MARTY MARKOWITZ
    former Brooklyn Borough President

    THE OSTROW FAMILY
    in memory of
    Barnie and Ida Ostrow

    ROBERT STEINGUT
    in memory of
    Stanley Steingut and Irwin Steingut
    Executive Member, BJC

    BARRY TUCKER
    in memory of
    Richard Tucker
    Cantor, BJC

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The once famous Brooklyn Jewish Center, located at 667 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, today exists as Educational Institute Oholei Torah. We welcome you to our website and await hearing from you with your nostalgic memories of the Center, so we can further our efforts in re-connecting the glorious past and the bright future of the Brooklyn Jewish Center edifice.

The Brooklyn Jewish Center was founded with the vision of being an all inclusive Synagogue Center. The cornerstone, laid on June 13th 1920, was the foundation of a building which housed an elaborate sanctuary, wedding ballroom, a day school, a swimming pool, and a health club. Designed to cater to every Jewish need, the Center also maintained a full-service kosher restaurant and an extensive adult education program. The center's founding rabbi was Rabbi Israel H. Levinthal, who continued in this capacity until 1954, then later as the Rabbi Emeritus. He was succeeded by Rabbi Benjamin Z. Kreitman. Rabbis Schwartman, Haymowitz and Bloch also served a Spiritual Leaders. read more





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