Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath, abbreviated as BCMH, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 5145 South Morgan Street, in the Seward Park neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, in the United States. It is the oldest synagogue in Washington state;[1] and practises Ashkenazi traditions.
| Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath | |
|---|---|
 The present synagogue, in 2009 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Rite | Ashkenazi |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership | Rabbi Yaakov Tanenbaum |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 5145 South Morgan Street, Seward Park, Seattle, Washington 98118 |
  Location in Seattle | |
| Geographic coordinates | 47°32′37″N 122°16′00″W / 47.54361341979439°N 122.2667056045517°W |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 1891 (as a congregation) |
| Completed |
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| Website | |
| bcmhseattle | |
History
editThe congregation was founded in 1891.[2][3] The Bikur Cholim synagogue at 104 17th Avenue S., its third location, was designed by B. Marcus Priteca, was constructed between 1909 and 1915. It was used in an unfinished state beginning in 1910 and was sold to the city of Seattle in 1969.[4] The former synagogue building has housed the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute since 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.[5]
In an antisemitic incident in September 2009, the synagogue was defaced with Nazi graffiti.[6][7]
In 2015, the synagogue commenced building a new Youth Center as part of its campus.[8][9]
Ben Bridge of Ben Bridge Jeweler's at one point was the President of Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath.
Leadership
editThe rabbi of Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath has been Rabbi Yaakov Tanenbaum, since Fall 2016.[10] Moshe Kletenik served as rabbi from 1994 until June 2013.
Gallery
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Former Machzikay Hadath synagogue at 152 26th Avenue, in 2011 -
Former Bikur Cholim synagogue at 104 17th Avenue S., now the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Higgins, Mark (n.d.). "Large Jewish population calls diverse community home". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
- ^ Rochlin, Fred (2000). Pioneer Jews: A New Life in the Far West. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 211.
- ^ Crowley, Walt; Dorpat, Paul (1998). National Trust Guide to Seattle. John Wiley and Sons. p. 143.
- ^ "Pacific Coast Architecture Database". University of Washington. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ "About us". Congregation Bikur Cholim—Machzikay Hadath. n.d. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
- ^ Willmsen, Christine (September 13, 2009). "Seward Park area synagogues defaced with swastikas: Sometime Saturday night or early Sunday, someone painted red swastikas on two synagogues in the Seward Park neighborhood, according to Seattle Police and synagogue members". Seattle Times. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
- ^ "Seattle synagogues defaced with swastikas". Jewish Telegraph Agency. September 14, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
- ^ "BCMH Expansion Kick-Off and Brunch". The Jewish Sound. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ "Revered But Weathered Synagogue Building To Be Retired". The Mike Report. December 7, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ^ "Rabbinic Leadership". Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.