Temple Emanu-El, New York, will be opened for the High Holiday services on October 4th. Rabbi Nathan Krass of the Temple, announced on the eve of his departure for abroad.
The new Temple Emanu-El will have a seating capacity of 2,600 in the temple proper and will seat 400 in the Beth-El Chapel. The cost of erection will be $8,000,0000, the site, that of the former Astor residence, costing $4,000,000.
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