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Congregation Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath is a synagogue in the Seward Park neighborhood of
The congregation was founded in 1891. The Bikur Cholim synagogue at 104 17th Avenue S., its third location, was designed by
Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath
official site.
Congregation Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath is a synagogue in the Seward Park neighborhood of Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...
, Washington. It is the oldest synagogue in Washington state.
History
The congregation was founded in 1891. The Bikur Cholim synagogue at 104 17th Avenue S., its third location, was designed by B. Marcus Priteca
Benjamin Marcus Priteca (23 December 1889 – 1 October 1971) was a Scottish architect. He is best known for designing theatres for Alexander Pantages.
Early life
Benjamin Marcus Priteca was born into a Jewish family in Glasgow on 23 December 1 ...
, was constructed between 1909-1915. It was used in an unfinished state beginning in 2010 and was sold to the city of Seattle in 1969.
Bikur Cholim moved to Seward Park in the early 1960s. Congregations Bikur Cholim and Machzikay Hadath merged in 1971. On January 22, 1972, the new Congregation Bikur Cholim—Machzikay Hadath dedicated its new constructed Seward Park building.
In an antisemitic incident in September, 2009, the synagogue was defaced with Nazi graffiti.
In 2015, the synagogue is building a new Youth Center as part of its campus
Rabbis
The rabbi of congregation Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath is Rabbi Yaakov Tanenbaum. Moshe Kletenik was rabbi of the congregation from 1994 until June 2013.See also
*Bikur cholim
''Bikur cholim'' ( he, ביקור חולים; "visiting the sick"; also transliterated ''bikur holim'') refers to the mitzvah (Jewish religious commandment) to visit and extend aid to the sick. It is considered an aspect of ''gemilut chasadim'' ...
External links
Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath
official site.
References
{{reflist Jews and Judaism in Seattle Byzantine Revival synagogues 21st-century attacks on synagogues and Jewish communal organizations Orthodox synagogues in Washington (state) Religious buildings and structures in Seattle 1891 establishments in Washington (state)