Manhattan

The Manhattan branch began in 1945 with the purchase of a building on West 72nd Street, which became the headquarters of Chosen People Ministries roughly fifty years after the ministry’s humble beginnings in Brooklyn. Joseph Hoffman Cohn, then president of the ministry, spearheaded this purchase with the goal of helping the Mission reach the growing Jewish community in Manhattan more effectively and also aid in reaching Jewish people across America. This way, our mission could reach all sectors of the Jewish community, not just the immigrant populations in Brooklyn. The building quickly became a hub of activity, both administrative and missional. In 1973, as many of the administrative functions were moved outside New York City, the building on West 72nd Street was sold to another mission, but the Manhattan Branch continued its missionary work as the sale of the building allowed for continued use of some of the rooms on the fifth and sixth floors. In the 1990s, the ministry’s new president, Mitch Glaser, relocated the headquarters of the mission from Charlotte, North Carolina back to New York City. Chosen People Ministries bought a building on East 51st Street, where it remains today. This building serves as the home of our administrative and executive leadership both nationally and internationally, as well as a center for ministry activities.