Congregation Agudath Achim dedicated its new synagogue here yesterday. The removal of the congregation’s house of worship from Market street in use since 1891 took place when a cortege of automobiles bearing officials of the institution transported the Scrolls of the Torah from the old to the new building. The new synagogue was erected at a cost of $200,000.
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