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Temple Beth Israel mortgage burning

Collection
Temple Beth Israel (Sharon, Pa.) Records
Source
Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center
Date
December 6, 1953

At its Hanukkah dinner in 1953, Temple Beth Israel in Sharon burned the mortgage for its new synagogue, which it had built just three years earlier. The event included a dramatic presentation titled “This Is Our Temple.”

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