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“Hear Ye, My People”

Collection
New Castle Jewish Community Records
Source
Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center
Date
November 15, 1927

Rabbi J. B. Menkes wrote this poem in honor of the dedication of the first Temple Israel synagogue. In it, he said he would attempt to reconcile old and new ways and referenced The Jazz Singer, a popular film of the time about a rabbi’s son who becomes an entertainer.

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