BG's Photo Library: DC -- Sixth & I Historic Synagogue (roof work)

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Description of Pictures: Roof construction work.

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Description of Subject Matter: The Sixth and I Historic Synagogue was completed in 1908 as the second home of the Adas Israel Congregation. Baltimore architect Louis Levi drew on Moorish, Byzantine, and Romanesque influences to create the building. At the time, there was a thriving Jewish community in the area, with three synagogues on I Street. The Sixth and I was named to distinguish it from the 8th and I as well as the 5th and I. As the Adas Israel community began to move north, the building was sold to the Turner Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Church. When that congregation moved to the suburbs in 2003, three prominent local developers -- Abe Pollin, Shelton Zuckerman, and Douglas Jemal -- purchased the building and oversaw its restoration as a Jewish synagogue again.
Wikipedia Description: Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
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The Sixth & I Historic Synagogue is a Jewish synagogue located at the corner of Sixth Street and I Street, NW in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is one of the oldest synagogues in the city. In addition to hosting religious services for different Jewish denominations, the synagogue hosts many lectures, concerts, and art exhibitions for the general public.

History:

The building was constructed by the Adas Israel congregation and dedicated on January 8, 1908, near what was then the main commercial district in town and the center of the Jewish community in Washington. In 1951 the congregation moved to a new building on Connecticut Avenue and sold its building on the corner of 6th and I Streets, NW to the Turner Memorial A.M.E. Church. The church in turn moved to Hyattsville, Maryland fifty years later.
President George W. Bush visiting Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in 2005

Three local Jewish developers decided to acquire the historic building to preserve it as a synagogue. The main impetus for the restoration came from real estate developer Shelton Zuckerman, who contacted Washington Wizards owner Abe Pollin, who in turn contacted Douglas Jemal. Working from wedding photos from 1949, the building was returned to its original design and decor. It was rededicated and opened to the public on April 22, 2004.

Sixth & I has been recognized by The Slingshot Fund in 2007-2008 as well as 2008-2009. Slingshot recognizes "the 50 most inspiring and innovative organizations, projects, and programs in the North American Jewish community today." Furthermore, in 2009, Sixth & I was named one of America's 25 most vibrant congregations in Newsweek magazine.

Cultural events:

Guest speakers have included Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer, Salman Rushdie, Jhumpa Lahiri, Nancy Pelosi, David Gregory, Chris and Kathleen Matthews, George W. Bush, Annie Leibovitz, Lewis Black, Toni Mor ...More...
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