The opening of the new Reform Temple Shalom Center was marked here today in ceremonies attended by Mayor Jack Mincer, Rabbi M. C. Woiler, spiritual leader of the United Jewish Reform Congregation, under whose auspices the new Temple was erected, and Dr. William Nicol, administrator for the Transvaal.
Tribute to the congregation a members for the “sacrifices which they made to achieve the fine new edifice” was paid by Dr. Nicol while Mayor Mincer lauded Rabbi Weiler’s leadership in the Reform movement in this country. Leaders of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies and the South African Zionist Federation also spoke at the dedication exercises.
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