In the presence of nearly fifteen thousand Orthodox Jews, most of them wearing long black gabardines, round caps and black beards, who came here from all parts of Poland and neighboring countries, the new Lublin Yeshivah was dedicated yesterday with great pomp and religious ceremonies. Thirty tzadikim (hassidic rabbis) and two hundred other rabbis were present at the celebration.
M. Zaleski, the Polish Foreign Minister, sent greetings on behalf of the Polish government, while representatives of the local authorities made welcoming addresses. Dr. Pincus Kahn, president of the Agudath Israel, world Orthodox organization, was also present.
The new Yeshivah will house 500 students, each of whom will take a five-year course in the Talmud. The large structure has a number of rooms named after American donors. A library containing 30,000 rare books and manuscripts from all corners of the world forms part of the Yeshivah.
It is expected that the new Lublin Yeshivah will become the highest institution of Jewish religious learning in Poland. Lublin is located in the southern part of the country.
Contributions for the Yeshivah, totaling a quarter of a million dollars, were gathered in all parts of the world. Fifty thousand dollars of this sum came from the United States.
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