A new wing of the Bucharest Great Synagogue endowed by Miciu S. Zentler, Jewish philanthropist, has been opened by Senator Niemirower, chief rabbi of Rumania. The wing houses the Jewish public library, museum and archives of Rumanian Jewry.
Present at the opening were: Dr. William Fildermann, president of the Union of Rumanian Jews; Lazar Eckstein, member of the board of the Bucharest Jewish Community; ex-Senator Horia Carp, general secretary of the community; M. Alumni and Dr. Caleff of the Sephardic Community, M. Sarateanu, president of the B’nai B’rith Lodge Lumina and Advocate Robert Weinberg of the Maccabi.
Rabbi Niemirower emphasized the intimate association of the Jews with religion and culture throughout the centuries. In expressing appreciation of M. Zentler’s gift, the rabbi recalled that he had also erected a school and synagogue in the Palestine colony Kfar Baruch.
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