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“300 Attend Dedication”

Collection
Jewish Criterion
Source
Pittsburgh Jewish Newspaper Project
Date
September 1, 1939

Rabbi Joseph Shapiro of Poale Zedeck Synagogue in Pittsburgh delivered the keynote address at the dedication of the Chevra Sholom synagogue in Jeannette. He spoke on the theme, “The Influence of the Synagogue in Jewish History Throughout the Ages.” The event drew guests from Guests attended from Ambridge, Braddock, Carnegie, Greensburg, Irwin, Pittsburgh, Mt. Pleasant and Uniontown, as well as from Ohio, West Virginia and New York.

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