Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush
historic place
The Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush is a historic place in Brooklyn, New York. This center, at 1981 Homecrest Avenue, was built in 1927. Architects Seelig and Finkelstein designed the two-story, red brick building. It features Byzantine Revival and Gothic Revival decorative elements, including white terra cotta trim. The Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush serves an Orthodox Jewish congregation, following the Sephardic rite. The congregation includes people of Sephardic and Middle Eastern descent. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. Information on a specific historical marker text is not available. This site is historically significant for its architecture and its role in the Flatbush Sephardic Jewish community.