New synagogues and Jewish centers are soon to be erected in Wilkesbarre, Pa., Gloversville, N. Y., and Norwich, Conn., according to reports from these cities to the Jewish Daily Bulletin.
In Wilkesbarre ground was broken recently for the erection of a new synagogue of Congregation Ohev Zedek. This congregation now numbers approximately 300 members. Its spiritual leader is Rabbi I. M. Davidson, who has been its rabbi for the last ten years, having succeeded his father-in-law, the late Rabbi David Ginsburg. The new synagogue, which will have a seating capacity of a thousand, is expected to be ready for the high holidays next September.
Gloversville Jews expect to have their new Jewish Community Center building ready by May first, when a week of dedicatory activities will begin. The Center will be one of the finest public buildings in that region. It will contain a gymnasium, swimming pool, pool room, an auditorium seating 300 and a library. About 175 Jewish families are living in Gloversville.
A $30,000 drive for a modern synagogue was opened last week in Norwich. Among non-Jews who spoke at the opening of the campaign were Mayor Lee Roy Robbins and Rev. Alexander H. Abbott. Other speakers were Rabbis Gordon, Eisenstein and Zitlen of the New York Jewish Theological Seminary. Abner Schwartz, president of the Community Synagogue, heads the drive. The services in the new synagogue will be conducted in Hebrew and English.
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