Jews are aiding the 192-year-old Second Presbyterian Church here to raise $100,000 by next week to forestall a mortgage foreclosure on the church’s property, it was reported here today. Led by Rabbi Gabriel Schulman, spiritual leader of Brith Sholom Congregation, which has been using the church’s facilities since 1938, an intense drive has been launched to raise the necessary sum by May ll.
Rev. L. Humphrey Walz, minister of the church, declared today that Rabbi Schulman and members of his congregation “have contributed both moral and financial support with heart-warming results.” Rabbi Schulman pointed out that Jews were among the first to contribute funds to the reconstruction of the church when it was severely damaged by Hessian soldiers during the Revolutionary War.
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