Sutton Place Synagogue, Traditional synagogue in Midtown East, New York, United States

Sutton Place Synagogue, also called the Jewish Center for the United Nations, is a Traditional congregation at 225 East 51st Street in Midtown Manhattan. Its current building opened on September 3, 1975, and the adjacent Sachs Family Educational Center at 229 East 51st Street, acquired in 1985, houses the Kaplan Nursery School and the Nathaniel and Fanny Stricks Jackson Religious School.

Founded in 1901 as Congregation Beth Hamedrash Hachodosh Talmud Torah, the congregation bought a building at 221 East 51st Street from Congregation Orach Chaim in 1906. In 1965 it announced a Jewish Center for the United Nations, and in 1971 Abby Rockefeller bought synagogue property to create Greenacre Park. The new building opened on September 3, 1975.

Sutton Place Synagogue calls itself the Jewish Center for the United Nations, a name adopted when its new building opened on September 3, 1975. From 1981 Rabbi David Kahane's Jewish Town Hall series brought figures such as Henry Kissinger, Elie Wiesel, Ariel Sharon and Jackie Mason to speak. The congregation also runs the Kaplan Nursery School and the Stricks Jackson Religious School in the Sachs Family Educational Center at 229 East 51st Street.

The location is accessible by public transit in a busy midtown neighborhood with nearby restaurants and shops. Visitors should plan to arrive during posted service times and can inquire in advance about any specific requirements for attending.

In 1971 Abby Rockefeller bought synagogue property to create Greenacre Park, so the congregation moved to East 52nd Street during construction and returned to a new building at 225 East 51st Street, opened September 3, 1975. The 1985 purchase of 229 East 51st Street added the Sachs Family Educational Center.