The synagogue in Stolin was turned into soldiers barracks, according to a report in “Der Stern,” Yiddish Communist paper.
Samuel Diener, former Mayor of Culpeper, Va., died last Friday in Baltimore, Md. He was 65 years old.
Mr. Diener, a native of Baltimore, moved to Culpeper 45 years ago, where he engaged in the clothing business and became active in the city administration.
Rabbi Samuel M. Gip. rabbi of Temple Beth-El, Providence, R. L., delivered an address before the faculty and student body of Rhode Island College of Education.
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