The synagogue was built between 1924 and 1926 and is a three-story plus basement and attic, stone clad Neoclassical style building, with a two-story addition.

[5] The synagogue was established following the 1924 merger of its predecessors, the First Congregation of Kensington, founded 1907, and the West Flatbush Jewish Center.

At the time, it was named, The Ocean Parkway Jewish Center of the First Congregation of Kensington Tiphereth Israel.

[6] The Ocean Parkway Jewish Center was previously affiliated with Conservative Judaism under Rabbi Jacob Bosniak's leadership for nearly 30 years.

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