Community Service
In addition to his work for the International Survey of Jewish Monuments, which he took over from Raina Fehl, Gruber serves on many charitable boards and advisory committees. He was Executive Director of the Preservation Association of Central New York in 1999-2000, and served as Board President of the organization from 2004 through 2009. Since 2009 he has written the blog My Central New York about historic preservation, history and architecture in Central New York. He has also served on the Facilities Community of Temple Society of Concord (Temple Concord) in Syracuse since 1998 for which he researched and wrote the National Register of Historic Places nomination in 2008 and co-chaired the Building Centennial Committee in 2010-11. Gruber has been active for many years in efforts to document, protect and preserve historic houses of worship in Central New York. He has provided historical and art commentary on South Presbyterian Church and Holy Trinity Church and serves on the Save 711 E. Fayette Committee formed to preserve the former AME Zion church.
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