A model of the Temple of Solomon, stolen from the House of Sages, an East Side synagogue, was being sought today by police. The 3-by-5 foot replica, weighing more than 200 pounds, was described as “irreplaceable” by Rabbi Julius Newman, spiritual leader of the synagogue.
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