The West Point Jewish Chapel is an
unaffiliated Jewish
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congregation,
synagogue, and
chapel
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for
United States Military Academy
The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a fort, since it sits on strategic high groun ...
cadets and faculty and members of the community, located on the Academy's campus in
West Point
The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known Metonymy, metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academies, United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a f ...
,
New York, in the United States.
Construction began in 1982 and was completed on November 13, 1984,
it was the culmination of 20 years of effort on the part of the West Point Jewish Chapel Fund, a private
nonprofit organization which raised more than US$7.5 million for its construction.
Gallery
File:West_Point_Jewish_Chapel_Sign.JPG, The chapel in early spring
File:West Point Jewish Chapel Cadet Choir.jpg, West Point Jewish Chapel Cadet Choir celebrating the chapel's 25th anniversary
See also
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Religious symbolism in the United States military
Religious symbolism in the United States military includes the use of religious symbols for military chaplain insignia, uniforms, emblems, flags, and chapels; symbolic gestures, actions, and words used in military rituals and ceremonies; and reli ...
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United States Military Academy chapels
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1984 establishments in New York (state)
20th-century synagogues in the United States
Jewish-American military history
Jewish organizations established in 1984
Military chapels of the United States
Synagogues completed in 1984
Synagogues in Upstate New York
Unaffiliated synagogues in New York (state)
United States Military Academy
University and college chapels in the United States
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