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Dr. Max Nordau Synagogue
The Dr. Max Nordau Synagogue, also called the Hebrew Community Dor Jadash (Hebrew: דור חדש, romanized: Dor Hadash, lit. 'New Generation'), is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Murillo 665, in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, in Argentina. HistoryThe congregation was established in 1912, when a group of European Jews, among them Lithuanians, Russians, and Poles. They founded a cultural center, near the place where is now the Dr. Max Nordau Synagogue.[1] The community moved to its current location in 1923 and constructed a synagogue and a cheder school, with 20 students and a teacher. That same year, the congregation changed its name to "Doctor Max Nordau Hebrew Association", named after the Zionist leader and follower of Theodor Herzl.[1] The current temple was opened in 1955. In 1985, the congregation was renamed Dor Jadash.[1] See alsoReferences
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