The Park Slope Jewish Center is an egalitarian Conservative

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located at 1320 Eighth Avenue in South Slope, Brooklyn, New York City,

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, United States. Established as a congregation in , from 1942 to 1960 they were known as Congregation B'nai Jacob - Tifereth Israel.

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The synagogue was built in 1925 as the

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Congregation B'nai Jacob, and is a -story brick building with Romanesque and Baroque style elements. It features the

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on exterior masonry, a

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, and a domed skylight. ''See also:'' The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. A $1.75 million renovation and expansion was completed in 2015. Rabbi Carie Carter has served the congregation since 2000.

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