Golf Manor Synagogue

Golf Manor Synagogue
Golf Manor Synagogue
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Synagogue
Leadership	Rabbi Yosef Alt
Status	Active
Location
Location	6442 Stover Avenue, Golf Manor, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio 45237
Country	United States
	Location in Ohio
Geographic coordinates	39°11′23″N 84°27′02″W / 39.189756°N 84.450457°W
Architecture
Completed	1967
Website
	golfmanorsynagogue.org

The Golf Manor Synagogue, also known as Congregation Agudas Israel, is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue located at 6442 Stover Avenue, in Golf Manor, a village near Cincinnati, in Hamilton County, Ohio, in the United States.

History

The synagogue was founded by immigrants from Romania and Poland.^[1] The synagogue was founded at an undetermined date as the B'nai Israel Congregation. In 1932, the congregations of Anshei Shalom and Bnai Jacob congregations merged to form Agudas Israel Congregation. In the same year, it moved to a former church in Avondale.^[2] In 1952, Rabbi David Indich became the synagogue's spiritual leader.^[1] In 1957, it was noted that Golf Manor Synagogue had dedicated the first pre-fabricated synagogue.^[3]^[4]

In 1967, a new sanctuary for the synagogue of 350 families was built in Golf Manor on Stover Avenue and dedicated a year later.^[2] In 1989, Rabbi Balk became the Rabbi of the synagogue, while Rabbi Indich became Rabbi Emeritus. By 1994, the congregation had shrunk to a "listed 250 membership units".^[2] Toward the end of 2012, Rabbi Balk became Rabbi Emeritus.^[5] Rabbi Pinchas Landis became the new rabbi on January 1, 2013; with Rabbi Stuart Lavenda becoming the senior rabbi in October 2014. Lavenda maintained that role until his retirement March 2019, being succeeded by Rabbi Yosef Alt who took leadership of Golf Manor Synagogue as head rabbi in January 2019.^[6]^{[dead link‍]}

References

^ ^a ^b Fine, John S.; Krone, Frederic J. (2007). Jews of Cincinnati. Arcadia Publishing. p. 121.
^ ^a ^b ^c Olitzky, Kerry M.; Raphael, Marc Lee (1996). The American synagogue: a historical dictionary and sourcebook. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 279.
^ "First Prefabricated Synagogue Dedicated in Cincinnati". Canadian Jewish Chronicle. September 13, 1957. p. 4.
^ "Ohio Orthodox Dedicate First Pre-Fabricated Synagogue". Canadian Jewish Review. January 24, 1958. p. 6.
^ Sawan, Michael (November 7, 2012). "Rabbi Hanan Balk steps down from Golf Manor Synagogue". The American Israelite. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013.
^ Emral, Marc (March 13, 2019). "Rabbi Lavenda retires from Golf Manor Synagogue". The American Israelite.^{[dead link‍]}