Young Israel of Brighton Beach, a synagogue destroyed by
Superstorm Sandy, officially reopened today.
"Our community is finally recovering from the
devastation wreaked upon it by the winds and flood waters of Hurricane
Sandy" said Rabbi Zaltzman, the synagogue's Rabbi. "The rededication
marks the conclusion of a long construction project and its occurrence shortly
after the first anniversary of that hurricane is nothing short of
heartwarming."
In the 1970s a huge wave of Russian Jewish immigrants poured
in from the Soviet Union to escape communism, thus giving Brighton Beach the
name 'little Russia' or 'little Odessa.' The neighborhood became known
throughout the world as having the largest concentration of Russian Jews in the
U.S.
The synagogue, one of the few left in Brighton Beach, was
rededicated today in a special ceremony. Rabbis from Ukraine, France, Sweden
and Israel were present at the opening.
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