Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-11
LAY CORNERSTONE
FOR NEW TEMPLE
B'NA| JESHURUN
Large Throng Attends Cere-
mony-Fourth Synagogue TO
Be Built for Congregation.

For the fourth time in the history
of the Congregation B'nal Jeshurun,
cornerstone for its temple was laid
yesterday afternoon. An elaborate
program was followed in the presence
OF a great throng, but because of
gathering clouds the addresses were
shcrt. The congregation, organized in
1s4s, has grown steadily, and four
times the membership has become too
great for its house of worship. The
present structure, begun in January,
ar High street and Waverly avenue,
will accommodate nearly LOO people.
and will cost, when complete, s25o,000.
The ceremonies were begun yester-
day with prayer, offered by Rev.
Julius Silberfeld, OF the Congregation
B'nai Abraham. Louis Schleslnger.
chairman of the building committee,
then followed with an Introductory
address. He outlined the history of
the congregation, saying, in part:
ut Is with keen regret that some
Of our staunchest supporters have
passed away from this life during
the past few years, including several
of our former presidents and vice
presidents, among them being the
late Bernard Strauss, Simon Scheuer,
Moses Straus, Reuben Trier, David
Straus and Lesser Lehman, all of
whom had hoped to see the beginning
of this structure upon the present
site which has always been favor
ably considered, even prior to it be-
ing a certainty that it could be ac-
quired.
Briefly, will endeavor TO state
what has been done to make it pos
sible to bring about the erection of
this temple. Our Sabbath school ia
cilities have been entirely inadequate
and our present house of worship
has often been too small, and on
May s. 1911, at a meeting of the con-
creation during the administration
of President Philip Lindeman 1t was
decided to buy the present site, so
ideally located, with the view of
erecting a Sabbath school at once,
which plan was found not to be fea-
sible.
ION December Z, 1912, at the ban
quet rendered to President Joseph
Goetz and Vice President Philip
Lindeman by the board of trustees,
this great undertaking really had it's
inspiration, as on that occasion $780, 900
was subscribed for the new temple
and school
On February 16. 1913 President
Goetz appointed a committee on
building, and on March is, 1913, the
congregation authorized the building
to be erected and subscriptions were
promised to an amount of about
100000
On July Is, 1918, Albert s. Gottlleb
OF New York, was selected as archi-
tect whose plans were chosen, after
being approved by a jury OF award,
consisting of \. ID. +. Hamlin, pro-
fessor of architecture of Columbia
University: Fl. Van Buren, Magonigle,
who designed the Maine memorial in
New York. and Ernest r. Guilbert,
supervising architect of the Board of
Education, of this city, the president
Of the congregation and the chairman
OF the building committee.
THE plans of the temple provide for
a seating of 1 $50. including 1850 on
the main floor and 400 in the gallery,
and 400 in the sabbath School. There
were many sessions of the committee
on building and board of trustees,
all OF whom gave their time and have
worked most faithfully.
Amid zero weather on January IA
Of the present year ground was
broken, which marks the beginning
of our s250,000 temple, which we ear
nestly hope and pray that the serv
ice it will render will be to the cause
of religion, education and the social
welfare to the men, women and chill
dren OF our community"
Joseph GoetZ. president Of the con-
eregation. appealed to all who We're
present to aid in making the temple
s success. and asked the blessing OF
JrGa on all who were concerned in
the work OF building it.
Rabbi Joseph Leucht, rabbi emeri-
tus of the temple. said in part, that
the laying of the cornerstone was a
ceremony as old as history itself. He
added:
I'VE are assembled here for beau
tiful and happy event and the first
thought that permeates my being is
to thank God who has granted me
sufficient strength to be in your midst
this day and take part in the eXer-
cises, the meaning Of which is the
perpetuation of our holy religion with
it's history of thousands Of years. 1t
was my first duty when | became the
| spiritual head of our congregation to
| officiate at the dedication exercises of
your temple. Pleasant to remember
/ are the years spent in devotion under
| its roof"
| Rev. Solomon Foster. the active
| rabbi of the congregation, delivered
| brief address. and then Nathaniel
King, Of the Board Of Education,
treasurer of the building committee
presented a silver trowel to Mr.
| Schlesinger Philip Lindeman, vice.
president of the temple, then filled
| the copper receptacle within the
stone, with coins. pictures, newspa-
pers and documents.
! Afterward the stone was swung in
to position while the members Of the
Sabbath school sang America Mr.
Schlesinger then welded the trowe
and declared the stone to be wei
and truly laid.
Mrs. Herman Marx president of tn,
Womans Association then spoke and
Rev. Charles L. Hoffman, rabbi o,
the congregation Oheb Shalom, Of
fered the closing prayer.
The officers and members of the
board of trustees are: Joseph Goetz
president; Philip Lindeman, vice
president; Joseph Korn, secretary
Abraham Metzger. treasurer; Meiel
Newman, Aaron Meyer Louis Plaut
Louis Schlesinger, William Mendel
Joseph Fisch, Nathan j. Steiner
David Osterweil. Selig Soheuer, Jacol
Roth, Joseph Fisoh, Abraham Roths
child