The East Midwood Jewish Center, a Conservative, Egalitarian synagogue and community center, founded in 1924, has recently announced that the records of its 95 year history are now available to the public and have been described in an easy to use alphabetical “Finding Aid.”
The Archives are stored at the synagogue, 1625 Ocean Avenue in Brooklyn, and are open to the public three days a week by appointment. The Finding Aid may be viewed at any time online at www.emjc.org/about/mission-history/finding-aid.
The EMJC Archives contain thousands of names and photographs of the founders, the rabbis and cantors, the members and trustees, and the students and faculty of its former Talmud Torah (Hebrew School), Sunday School and the Rabbi Harry Halpern Day School.
Among the holdings are the commemorative journals for special occasions such as the dedication in 1929. EMJC was created to serve the religious, educational, social and recreational needs of the entire family from birth to old age. In 2006 it was named a National Landmark because of the architectural significance of the building and its important role in the development of the Brooklyn Jewish community.
For appointments to use the EMJC Archive on site or to request records or photographs, please contact Toby Carliner Sanchez, EMJC’s Archivist and Historian, at info@emjc.org, or toby@emjc.org or call 718-338-3800.
