Rabbi Erwin Schild of Adath Israel Synagogue here announced at a meeting of the Canadian Jewish Congress Ontario Regional Executive Committee that the Board of Governors of his congregation has voted to “adopt” the similarly named Adath Israel Synagogue of Havana, Cuba. What the adoption will consist of in practical terms has not yet been worked out, but it may include fraternal visits to Cuba as tourists, provisions of prayerbooks, prayer shawls and other synagogue needs and various other kinds of tangible assistance. The Cuban house of worship consists of an aging membership and has limited and diminishing financial resources.
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