Rego Park Jewish Center

{{Short description|Conservative synagogue in New York City}} {{Infobox religious building | name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = Rego Park Jewish Center-1.jpg | image_upright = 1.4 | alt = | caption = Main building from Queens Blvd | religious_affiliation = [[Conservative Judaism]] | tradition = | sect = | district = | prefecture = | province = | region = | deity = | rite = | festival =  | organisational_status =  | ownership = | governing_body = | leadership = Rabbi Romiel Daniel | bhattaraka = | patron = | consecration_year = | status = [[Synagogue]] | functional_status = Active | religious_features_label = | religious_features = | location = 97-30 Queens Boulevard, [[Rego Park, New York|Rego Park]], [[Queens]], [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]] | locale = | municipality = | cercle = | state = | country = United States | map_type = New York City | map_size = 250 | map_alt = | map_relief = 1 | map_caption = Location in [[Queens]], [[New York City]] | grid_name = | grid_position = | sector = | territory = | administration = | coordinates = {{coord|40|43|49|N|73|51|34|W|region:US-NY_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = | heritage_designation = | architect = Frank Grad | architecture_type = Synagogue | architecture_style = [[Moderne architecture]] | founded_by = | creator = | funded_by = | general_contractor = | established = 1939 {{small|(as a congregation)}} | groundbreaking = | year_completed = 1948 | construction_cost = | date_demolished =  | facade_direction = | capacity = | length = | width = | width_nave = | interior_area = | height_max = | dome_quantity = | dome_height_outer = | dome_height_inner = | dome_dia_outer = | dome_dia_inner = | minaret_quantity = | minaret_height = | spire_quantity = | spire_height = | site_area = | temple_quantity = | monument_quantity = | shrine_quantity = | inscriptions = | materials = | elevation_m =  | elevation_footnotes = | nrhp = | designated = | added = | refnum = | delisted1_date = | website = {{URL|rpjc.or}} | module = {{Infobox NRHP | embed = yes | name = Rego Park Jewish Center | nrhp_type = | added = October 28, 2009<ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite report|type=none|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321139 |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Rego Park Jewish Center|publisher=National Archives and Records Administration |author= Virginia L. Bartos|date= June 2009| access-date=November 21, 2025 }} ({{NationalArchivesNote}})</ref> | area = less than one acre | refnum = 09000864<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> }} | footnotes = }} The '''Rego Park Jewish Center''' is a [[Conservative Judaism|Conservative]] [[synagogue]] located in the [[Rego Park, Queens|Rego Park]] neighborhood of [[Queens]], [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States.

Designed by the architectural firm of Frank Grad & Sons, the [[Art Deco]] [[Streamline Moderne]] building was completed in 1948.<ref name=Landmarks>{{cite web |url=http://www.nylandmarks.org/events/lectures_and_other_events/conservancy_holds_exclusive_tour_of_historic_queens_synagogues/ |title=Conservancy holds exclusive tour of historic Queens Synagogues |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715145202/http://www.nylandmarks.org/events/lectures_and_other_events/conservancy_holds_exclusive_tour_of_historic_queens_synagogues/ |archive-date=2010-07-15 |work=[[New York Landmarks Conservancy]]|date= |access-date=April 2, 2010}}</ref> The [[façade]] features a mosaic by Hungarian-born artist [[A. Raymond Katz]].<ref name=Landmarks/>

The building is listed on both the New York State and [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name=Landmarks/>

In May 2026, the synagogue was one of the target of a crime spree of vandalism with antisemitic graffiti and swastikas in [[Rego Park, Queens|Rego Park]] and [[Forest Hills, Queens|Forest Hills]] that also struck Congregation ''Machane Chodosh'', along with homes, businesses and vehicles. New York public officials condemned the actions as hate crimes, including Governor [[Kathy Hochul|Hochul]] as well as Mayor [[Zohran Mamdani|Zohran Mamdani]] who called the incidents "a deliberate act of antisemitic hatred meant to instill fear".<ref>{{cite web |date=May 4, 2026 |title=NYPD searching for suspects after string of antisemitic graffiti found across Queens |url=https://abc7ny.com/19037123/ |website=ABC7 New York}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=May 4, 2026 |title=Several New York City synagogues and homes vandalized with swastikas |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/04/new-york-city-synagogues-vandalized-swastikas |website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Homes and synagogues in Queens targeted by swastika vandalism |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/video/on-air/as-seen-on/homes-and-synagogues-in-queens-targeted-by-swastika-vandalism/6498318/ |access-date=2026-05-11 |website=NBC New York |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Gallery== <gallery mode=packed> Image:Rego Park Jewish Center 01.JPG|Mosaic by A. Raymond Katz Image:Rego Park Jewish Center 02.JPG|Main building Image:Rego Park Jewish Center 03.JPG|Entire complex as seen from Queens Blvd. </gallery>

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==External links== {{commons category-inline|Rego Park Jewish Center}} * {{official website|http://www.rpjc.org/}}

[[Category:Synagogues in Queens, New York]] [[Category:Conservative synagogues in New York City]] [[Category:Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Queens, New York]] [[Category:Synagogues on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City]] [[Category:Synagogues completed in 1948]] [[Category:1939 establishments in New York City]] [[Category:Moderne architecture in New York City]] [[Category:Art Deco synagogues]] [[Category:Art Deco architecture in Queens, New York]] [[Category:Streamline Moderne architecture in New York City]] [[Category:20th-century synagogues in the United States]] [[Category:Jewish organizations established in 1939]] [[Category:Rego Park, Queens]]