A new synagogue and auditorium of the Forest Hills Jewish Center here costing $1,500,000 were dedicated yesterday at ceremonies attended by 5,000 persons. Mayor William O’Dwyer was the principal speaker. A Shofar brought to this country from Jerusalem by Rabbi Ben Zion Bokser, spiritual leader of the Center, was sounded.
A new synagogue constructed at a cost of $450,000 was dedicated at White Plains, N.Y., yesterday by the Jewish Community Center of that city. Rabbi Lawrence W. Sohwartz delivered the principal address.
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