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On the sign:
LANDMARKS OF NEW YORK
TEMPLE EMANU-EL
THIS LIMESTONE STRUCTURE, BUILT IN 1928-1929, HOUSES A REFORM JEWISH CONGREGATION FOUNDED IN 1845. THE TEMPLE, THE ADJACENT COMMUNITY HOUSE AND BETH-EL CHAPEL WERE DESIGNED BY ROBERT D. KOHN, CHARLES BUTLER AND CLARENCE S. STEIN IN AN ADAPTATION OF MOORISH-ROMANESQUE STYLE, SYMBOLIC OF THE MINGLING OF EASTERN AND WESTERN CULTURE.
MOSAICS BY HILDRETH MEIERE DECORATE THE TEMPLE SANCTUARY.
PLAQUE ERECTED 1966 BY THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST
The Reform Synagogue Beit Emanuel is one of the largest synagogues in the world (2,500 seats). The synagogue was built between 1928-1930 and designed by Robert D. Kohn.