CBS News Covers Kingsbrook Jewish Shul Dispute on Evening News
The once-vibrant Kingsbrook Shul is now covered in tarps, with a large puddle on the floor and water stains on the ceiling.
The synagogue sits on the Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center campus, now owned and operated by One Brooklyn Health. The congregation was founded 100 years ago, along with the hospital, when members of the Jewish community felt mistreated at other hospitals in the city and wanted a place where they felt welcome.
Services were paused during the pandemic, but years after all restrictions were lifted, the congregation says hospital management refused to allow them back inside.
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Anonymous
Another significant part of Jewish history and connection to the neighborhood threatened with erasure for political and/or financial gains. So unbelievably sad.
anonymous
what is with the court case?