After paying off the mortgage for its Moody Avenue synagogue, Tifereth Israel held a special ceremony to burn symbolically the mortgage documents. Rabbi Bernard Poupko of Shaare Torah Congregation in Pittsburgh gave the keynote address at the ceremony.

Date June 25, 1967
Identifier MSS1061_B05_F25_BurningOfTheMortgage19670625
Collection New Castle Jewish Community Records
Source Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center
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