Department 56 Lighted Central Synagogue #59204 & Teaching the Torah #59403 Christmas in the City Series. Gently used preowned condition. Combining the 2 since they were in the same box. Central Synagogue located at 55th and Lexington in Manhattans Upper East Side, is the oldest Synagogue in continuous usage in New York City. Since 1839, the synagogue has provided a place for Jewish people to gather to worship and as a community.