Dr. Max Nordau Synagogue

Dr. Max Nordau Synagogue
Religion
Affiliation	Conservative Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Active Synagogue
Location
Location	Buenos Aires
Geographic coordinates	34°36′03″S 58°26′36″W / 34.60088969605619°S 58.44322285426307°W / -34.60088969605619; -58.44322285426307Coordinates: 34°36′03″S 58°26′36″W / 34.60088969605619°S 58.44322285426307°W / -34.60088969605619; -58.44322285426307
Architecture
Completed	1955

The Dr. Max Nordau Synagogue, also called Hebrew community Dor Hadash, is located in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires.

History[]

Although the temple was opened in 1955, its history started in 1912, when a group of immigrants coming from a few countries of Eastern Europe, among them there was; Lithuanians, Russians, and Poles, founded a cultural center, near the place where is now the temple Dr. Max Nordau.^[1]

In 1923, the synagogue was moved to its current location, the Murillo street, number 665, it was a cheder school there, with 20 students and a teacher. That same year, the congregation changed its name and was called: "Dr. Max Nordau" Hebrew association, named after the zionist leader, and follower of Theodor Herzl.^[1]

In 1985, the congregation was called Hebrew community Dor Hadash (in English: new generation). The rituals were modernized, Dor Hadash is a conservative congregation.^[1]

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