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JL;DR SUMMARY Brooklyn's Kingsway Jewish Center, an Orthodox synagogue, has been recognized for its unique stained glass windows created by renowned Abstract Expressionist artist Adolph Gottlieb. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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BrooklynJewish HeritageSynagogueArtJewish SymbolsAbstract ExpressionismNew York Landmarks ConservancyStained GlassAdolph GottliebKingsway Jewish Center

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Brooklyn, New York, United States
"There is no shortage of synagogues in Brooklyn."
New York, United States
"but the Kingsway congregation and the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation anticipate that National Register designation would help spur fund raising for their conservation."
Milburn, New Jersey, United States
"In 1951, at the invitation of architect Percival Goodman, he designed a Torah ark curtain (now in the Jewish Museum) for Congregation Bnai Israel in Milburn, New Jersey."
Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
"He worked again with Goodman for Congregation Beth El in Springfield, Massachusetts, subsequently destroyed in a fire in 1965."
Manhattan, New York, United States
"In 1952, Gottlieb received a commission to design a five-story 1,300 square foot faade of stained glass for an extension to Manhattans Park Avenue Synagogue."
Syracuse, New York, United States
"Samuel D. Gruber is director of the Jewish Heritage Research Center in Syracuse, New York."

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