Beth Hamedrash Hagodol is an Orthodox Jewish congregation that for over 120 years was located in a historic building at 60–64 Norfolk Street between Grand and Broome Streets in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It was the first Eastern European congregation founded in New York City and the oldest Russian Jewish Orthodox congregation in the United States.
Beth Hamedrash Hagodol at the beginning of the 20th century
Beth Hamedrash Hagodol in 2013
Beth Hamedrash Hagodol sanctuary in 2005
Harry Fischel was an American businessman and philanthropist based in New York City at the turn of the 20th century.
Fischel's family mausoleum in Mount of Olives, Jerusalem
Fischel's street sign, Jerusalem