The corner stone of Congregation B’nai B’rith, the oldest synagogue in Los Angeles, will be laid this Sunday.
The new Temple consists of three sections. The main edifice will have a seating capacity of close to two thousand. The Temple House contains congregational offices, rabbi’s study, and an auditorium holding about seven hundred people; a banquet hall, sewing room and other features. The Religious School Building is located around a patio and contains about 25 classrooms, library, trustees’ rooms and congregational offices.
The cost of the entire edifice, together with the land, amounts to almost $1,500,000.
The buildings are Romanesque style with a touch of the Italian Florenfine. The outstanding feature of the building will be the famous paintings on Jewish history and literature, which are being done by Huge Ballin and are the gift of the Warner brothers in memory of their brothers Sam and Milton.
Congregation B’nai B’rith was founded in 1862. Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin has been the spiritual leader of the Congregation for thirteen years. The President of the Congregation is Dr. D. W. Edelman and the Vice-President Mr. George Mosbacher.
The Congregation is now holding services in the new edifice, but the dedication will take place in June.
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