Officials of the Temple, target of one of the first synagogue bombing attacks in the South in 1958, announced plans today to dedicate new facilities which replaced damaged portions of the Temple.
The remodeled and expanded facilities will be dedicated during the May 20 weekend. The Temple was bombed in October, 1958, with classrooms suffering severe damage. Plans for the expansion had been in the blueprint stage when the bombing attack occurred. The attack spurred a fund-raising effort which yielded the required funds. An estimated $22,000 sent by sympathetic non-Jews after the bombing was used to help pay for an assembly area in a Temple addition to be called Friendship Hall. Besides the new facilities, the old section has been completely refurbished. Stained glass windows shattered by the blast have been replaced.
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