beth hamedrash hagadol

Here are the first heartbreaking photos this morning from 60 Norfolk St., the former Beth Hamedrash Hagadol Synagogue, which was ravaged by fire last night.

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We have more details on tonight's devastating fire at Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, the 167-year-old synagogue building at 60 Norfolk St. More than 100 firefighters fought the blaze, which broke out just before 7 p.m.

Here are more photos and video from the scene of the huge fire that broke out tonight at Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, the historic synagogue at 60 Norfolk St. We're told that the fire is just about out at this point but

Firefighters are battling to save what's left of Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, the historic synagogue at 60 Norfolk St. You can see and smell the smoke from blocks away on the Lower East Side tonight.

During the last couple of years, we've been keeping track of efforts to save Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, the 163-year old synagogue building at 60 Norfolk St. At the end of 2012, the synagogue filed a hardship application with the...

The Lo-Down has learned this morning that the leadership of Beth Hamedrash Hagadol has decided, at least for the moment, to drop its bid to demolish the synagogue's historic home at 60 Norfolk St.  The Landmarks Preservation Commission was...

We continue to follow developments at Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, the endangered synagogue at 60 Norfolk St.  The synagogue has asked the Landmarks Preservation Commission for permission to demolish the 1850 building, which was protected in 1967.  In January a...

We've been following the plight of Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, the shuttered synagogue at 60 Norfolk St. The Landmarks Preservation Commission is weighing a proposal from the synagogue to demolish the building, which was protected in 1967.  Today a local...

Shortly before the December holidays we broke the news that the leadership of Beth Hamedrash Hagadol, a New York City landmark since 1967, was seeking permission to demolish its 163-year old building on the Lower East Side.  The synagogue...