Evening journal., 1908-09-15
PREPARING FOR
THE DEDICATION
Solemn Service in AdaS-KO-
deSCh House of Worship
on Sunday
DESCRIPTION OF SYNAGOGUE

Work on the synagogue Of the Adas-
kodesch congregation at Sixth and
french streets is being hastened in
preparation for the dedication Of the
synagogue on Sunday. Practically all
that remains is the cleaning of the
building, the placing of the ark and its
platform in the auditorium and the
furnishing Of the Sunday school in the
basement.
The building will be dedicated on
Sunday as one Of the most attractive
religious edifces in the city. The build
Ing Is or iron spot brick trimmed with
limestone, and the architecture is of
the Moscow style. It is 65 feet high
and has an area Of IS by SO feet. There
are two entrances, one into the audi
torium on the Sixth street side and one
into the Sunday school on the French
street side or facade
The architecture is massive rather
than florid. Three square towers with
domes at each of the three visible cor
ners Of the building accentuate the
massiveness of the building. The
French street entrance. Of course. is in
the centre Of the facade, but the Sixth
street entrance is at the extreme vest
erly end Of the building. Small poll
ished pillars Of brown stone are on
either side of this entrance, which is in
the form of an arcade. The French
street entrance is square and without
noticeable adornment. ..
Nine windows in the usual ecclesias-
tical style, giving light to the auditor
ium through opalescent Moscow
stained glass, make the general appear
ance of the exterior striking.
The auditorium is 65 by As feet, and
win have a seating capacity of 45O. In
the rear Is a balcony which will seat
200 persons. The auditorium has a
sand finish with a cream coloring. The
ark and it's platform. which have not
yet been installed. will be of mahog-
any, and the pews in the gallery and
the main floor are of oak The audi
torium will be lighted at night by FIVE
very handsome brass chandeliers. each
with so electric lights. The ark will
rest on a mahogany platform at the
east end Of the building and entrance
into the auditorium will be by way of
a lobby at the west end leading from
tie door facing Sixth street. In this
lobby are stairs leading TO the balcony
and to the basement. the latter leading
directly into the large Sunday school
room. This room will be in the same
finish as the auditorium and will seat
nearly 400 persons II is lighted by
ten small square linteled windows. At
one side of the Sunday school room at
the westerly end Is a cloak room.
A Handsome Building
Altogether the synagogue viii he a
handsome addition to the neighhorhood.
It is of especial interest as rejecting
the prosperity Of the large colony of
Orthodox Hebrews Of this city. The
building will cost s35O0O making II
one of the most valuable church prop
critics In Wilmington. A tablet set in
the lobby leading into the auditorium
will very properly perpetuate the
name Of the builders. the architects
and the building committee. The
building is the more interesting be-
cause the builders and the architects
were local firms J. & NJ. Kennedy
being the architects and Charles Tin
dali & Sons the builders.
The officers Of the congregation and
the members Of the building committed
aro 30 follows;
Officers Of the congregabon-J. Lich-
tenhaum. president; n Miller, vice
rpresident: A. Shapiro. treasurer; r
Handelman, recording secretary B
Gluckman. financial secretary; trus
tees, Louis Topkis. chairman; Charles
schagrin, Ph. SlomslCy, Max Abramson
NJ. Gross. A. Frank, s. Spire. lsaa'
Cooper. sexton.
Building committee-Louis Topkis
chairman: Alb. Tollin, vice chairman
Joseph Iichtenbaum. treasurer; L
Finger. secretary; Charles Schagrin
George Wintner. NJ. stone. A. Frank, /
Reches. NJ. Keil, B. C. Goldstein, L
Ieshem.