The Jewish Encyclopedia
of Western Pennsylvania
A project of the Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center
After three years of work, the B’nai Zion Merger Committee disbanded in 1974. The final task had been selling the old synagogue in Farrell. After numerous failed deals, the merged congregations ultimately sold the building for $12,000, a little more than half what the building had been appraised for a few years earlier.