The Rego Park Jewish Center (1948) is an

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synagogue in the

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neighborhood of

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. The architectural firm of Frank Grad & Sons designed the building."Conservancy holds exclusive tour of historic Queens Synagogues"
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website. Accessed April 2, 2010. The facade features a mosaic by Hungarian-born artist A. Raymond Katz. It is listed on both the New York State and National Register of Historic Places.

Gallery

Image:Rego Park Jewish Center 01.JPG, Mosaic by A. Raymond Katz Image:Rego Park Jewish Center 02.JPG, Main building Image:Rego Park Jewish Center 03.JPG, Entire complex as seen from Queens Blvd.

External links

Synagogue website

References

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