Cornerstone-laying ceremonies were held yesterday for the $500,000 synagogue now under construction at New York International Airport under the auspices of the New York Board of Rabbis. The new structure, adjacent to the proposed sites for Protestant and Catholic chapels, will include a sanctuary, reading rooms and a museum which will exhibit Jewish religious objects gathered from all parts of the world.
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