About This Item


  • Call NumberTEMP_0015
  • Title[Interior view of synagogue on Kane Street in Cobble Hill]
  • SummaryInterior of synagogue, looking towards altar and showing vaulted ceiling, stained glass window above tabernacle, and chandelier hanging from center of nave. Inscription on verso: "The oldest Jewish congregtion in Brooklyn, founded 1856, still uses its original Holy Ark shown here in the present synagogue on Kane St., acquired from the German Lutherans.... Baith Israel and Anshei Emes merged 61 years ago."
  • Date[193-?]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger.
  • SubjectSynagogues -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Cobble Hill (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Synagogues & temples: Baith Israel Anshei Emes (est. 1853)