Congregation Shearith Israel, often called The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, is the oldest Jewish congregation in the United States. It was established in 1654.
The Orthodox synagogue is located on Central Park West at 70th Street in the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The congregation's current Neoclassical building was occupied in 1897.
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