Riverdale Jewish Center

The Riverdale Jewish Center is an Orthodox synagogue in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City.^[1]

The synagogue was founded by the of Yeshiva University and has always identified itself as a bastion of that institution. Its rabbis included its founder , Irving Greenberg, , , and Jonathan Rosenblatt.^[2]^[3] The rabbi is Rabbi Yitzi Genack, while the Senior Rabbi is Rabbi Dovid Zirkind. In the 2009 New York City bomb plot the New York City Police Department foiled a plot by American Muslims to bomb the synagogue.^[4] On May 30, 2009, New York Governor David Paterson announced he would give the Center and the Riverdale Reform Temple $25,000 each to improve their security.^[5] The charter school uses part of the building during the week for 8th grade classes.

Notable members[]

External links[]

RJC website

References[]

^ Freedman, Samuel G. "Two Rabbis Find They’re Separated Only by Doctrine", The New York Times', May 30, 2009.
^ Ohlheiser, Michelle Boorstein, Abby; Larimer, Sarah (2014-11-18). "American victims of synagogue attack include rabbi from 'family of princes'". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
^ Staff, JLNJ. "RJC: Rabbi Rosenblatt to Step Down". The Jewish Link of Bronx, Westchester & Connecticut. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
^ Hernandez, Javier C.; Chan, Sewell. "N.Y. Bomb Plot Suspects Acted Alone, Police Say", The New York Times, May 21, 2009.
^ "Targeted Bronx synagogues to get security funds" Archived 2012-05-10 at the Wayback Machine, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, June 2, 2009.

Coordinates: 40°53′16.89″N 73°54′45.97″W / 40.8880250°N 73.9127694°W / 40.8880250; -73.9127694

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[Freedman-1] Freedman, Samuel G. "Two Rabbis Find They’re Separated Only by Doctrine", The New York Times', May 30, 2009.

[2] Ohlheiser, Michelle Boorstein, Abby; Larimer, Sarah (2014-11-18). "American victims of synagogue attack include rabbi from 'family of princes'". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-03-29.

[3] Staff, JLNJ. "RJC: Rabbi Rosenblatt to Step Down". The Jewish Link of Bronx, Westchester & Connecticut. Retrieved 2016-03-29.

[4] Hernandez, Javier C.; Chan, Sewell. "N.Y. Bomb Plot Suspects Acted Alone, Police Say", The New York Times, May 21, 2009.

[5] "Targeted Bronx synagogues to get security funds" Archived 2012-05-10 at the Wayback Machine, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, June 2, 2009.

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