The Forward’s fav opera and recording star Richard Riven Tucker was much beloved by Metroplitan Opera fans as well as Forward readers, including as a one time deli sandwich! Yes, to celebrate the centennial of his birth, he was given that special NYC honor of being a deli sandwich, and having then NYC Mayor Bloomberg honor his birthday, August 28, as “Richard Tucker Day”.

334-336 East 14th Street Building Date: 1869-70 Original Use: Institutional Original Owner: First German Baptist Church Original Architect: Julius Boekell Description & Building Alterations This Romanesque Revival building was originally The First German Baptist Church, and later became the Ukrainian Autocephalic Orthodox Church of St. Volodymyr (1926-1962). Since 1962, the building has been home to Congregation Tifereth Israel, Town and Village Synagogue, which was founded in 1949. The religious structure, built in 1869-70 in the Rundbogenstil style, was designated a New York City Landmark in 2014.