Kehila Kedosha Janina

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Kehila Kedosha Janina is a historic New York City synagogue that serves as the only Romaniote Jewish congregation in the Western Hemisphere and also functions as a museum preserving Romaniote heritage.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Romaniote Jewish congregation
historic building
museum
synagogue
architecturalStyle tenement-style synagogue
borough Manhattan
buildingMaterial brick
collectionFocus Greek-Jewish heritage
Romaniote Jewish history
Romaniote religious artifacts
communityServed Greek-speaking Jews
Romaniote Jews
constructionStartDate 1926
country United States
denomination Romaniote Judaism
ethnicTradition Romaniote
foundedBy Romaniote Jewish immigrants from Ioannina, Greece
foundedFor Romaniote Jews from Ioannina
hasExhibition Holocaust-related exhibits on Greek Jewry
exhibits on the Jews of Ioannina
permanent exhibition on Romaniote history
hasFeature ark on the eastern wall
bimah in the center of the sanctuary
women's gallery
hasWebsite https://www.kkjsm.org/
heritageDesignation National Register of Historic Places listing
New York City Landmark
languageOfLiturgy Greek-influenced Hebrew rite
Hebrew
locatedIn Lower East Side
Manhattan
New York City
museumType Jewish museum
ethnographic museum
notableCharacteristic only Romaniote Jewish congregation in the Western Hemisphere
only Romaniote synagogue in the Western Hemisphere
numberOfFloors 2
openingDate 1927
operatedBy Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum
primaryFunction place of worship
publicAccess open to visitors as a museum on specific days
religion Judaism
religiousServices holds Shabbat services
holds holiday services
rite Romaniote rite
secondaryFunction museum
state New York
streetAddress 280 Broome Street
tourAvailability offers guided tours

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Romaniote Jews
notableSynagogue

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