congregation jacob congregation jacob known congregation jacob house jacob lover peace orthodox located street brooklyn new_york oldest orthodox congregation long_island including brooklyn queens remaining non jewish institutions congregation formed german jews orthodox existing reform congregation constructed building street merged took congregation jacob following year constructed new building south street designed congregation building demolished way brooklyn queens expressway 1950s combined congregation similar situation congregation jacob constructed new building street south broadway changing demographics attendance services 1970s fell dozen early history congregation founded jacob traditional members existing reform german jewish objected installation use pipe organ accompany services forbidden jewish law created congregation new congregation formally incorporated october year house jacob purchased foot foot lot street tenth street today cash mortgage today constructed building cost today men women sat separately sanctuary seating men main floor women gallery services generally held jewish holidays spiritual leader succeeded early years congregation financial situation building located blocks potential lived grand street near ferry docks attendance low sanctuary rarely half employed annual expenses exceeded congregation income came primarily sale seats remain congregation borrowed money equity building today congregation marked public controversies january heated discussion business meeting member addressed informal german formal considered despite attempts intervene men beat knocked ground men subsequently charged assault degree succeeded year october year new secretary elected close fought battle factions time secretary hand financial books member alleged grabbed jumped window ran away returned refused took insisted warrant issued arrest charge released bail days later president american_civil_war veteran colonel solomon monday arrested charged turn libel allegedly claiming stole sacred books monday turn charged november stealing today worth sacred books divine service later month cases dismissed early case brought dismissed attempts faction expel members faction december congregation expelled charging eating piece pork augment salary today year worked agent cigar company visiting customer bar alleged eaten pork free lunch provided initially said drunk great deal eaten subsequently stated sure eaten pork bar sworn lunch provided day later consistently eaten pork inadvertently alleged members stating reformed jews private orthodox jews public defenders strongly objected decision primary supporter vice president broken story press described congregation collection chief president jackson accused eating stealing charity boxes jackson expelled congregation subsequently convicted libel fined today making accusations sued salary died pneumonia april age health spirits according contemporary new_york_times report broken expulsion funeral jackson congregation members charged hunted driven grave misery allegedly threatened kill stone taken newly dug grave charges brought jackson time dismissed justice stating looks thing month later jacob hired following year story frame building street valued today struck lighting completely destroyed congregation decided rebuild location early 20th century working class german jews moved bridge completed providing access manhattan january jacob merged founded year combined congregation took temple number assets including houses south street valued today mortgage today time jacob building valued today mortgage today jacob exchanged deeds houses south street property south street june hired architect draw plans new building instructing copy prominent building manhattan designed known west end features new design included seating main sanctuary hebrew language instruction basement electric lighting steam heating construction expected cost today jacob erected building south street sold building street new congregation ground broken june cornerstone laid september new building dedicated september time high holy day services held year actual cost construction today today raised sale seats donations rest mortgage improved premises attracted new members february congregation created room september year hired year term renewed years junior congregation created members elected pupil later served decades resigned stating trustees live terms contract chairman board trustees hired assistant services objected purchased today church building south 5th street avenue started saturday services attendance stated flock soon join succeeded jacob december born poland stettin germany descendant generations received age emigrated united_states following year served congregations chicago illinois scranton pennsylvania coming strong proponent religious gold helped found new_york branch religious america united_states subsequently assist founding branches north_america year congregation purchased growing building south 1st cost today classrooms added lower auditorium building dedicated december gold founders president serve jacob moving pulpit san_francisco year congregation member families gold palestine signatories israeli declaration independence gold succeeded congregation decided independent tenure demolished church building housing school built place new building classrooms auditorium school incorporated title building property transferred july year school turn assumed mortgage today additional debts today succeeded december born near emigrated united_states practicing russia issued permitted jews shoot communists local jewish communities contributions coming jacob served new_jersey instrumental creation established opened october post world war following world war holocaust large numbers jewish refugees immigrated congregation initially poor relations groups later improved segments community celebrated march work published old jewish area east broadway strongly impacted construction brooklyn queens expressway 1950s congregation building demolished joined large situation merged congregations constructed current building edge jewish triangle west broadway described renowned scholar congregation served head national society hebrew day schools time people attend jacob services members 1990s 2000s project director provided legal services low income brooklyn residents member executive committees community based housing group notable democratic district leader lawyer father involved wrote jacob institutions served anchor community effect geographically cancel ability prominent local churches dominate neighborhood mid-1990s attracted generally elderly men women high holy day services lived public high rise projects doubted remaining orthodox holding regular services survive attendance dozen weekday attendance half jacob oldest orthodox congregation long_island including brooklyn queens according journalist remnants jewish community 1960s conservative 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