Faith In Brooklyn for June 12
Festival Celebrates Flavors, Joy of Lebanese Culture
Brooklyn’s outdoor festivals take on the ethnic personalities of the borough. On May 30, Remsen Street was once again was enlivened with dabke dancing and the fragrances of Middle Eastern cooking, thanks to Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Cathedral’s annual festival.
Readers familiar with Remsen Street in Brooklyn Heights know that it is the block between Henry and Clinton streets that is a center of festivities — both for the cathedral, which is home to Maronite (Eastern Rite) Catholics, many of whom are of Lebanese and Syrian heritage, and for two synagogues.