Woman's enterprise., 1922-01-13
NEW ANNEX TEMPLE
B'NAI ISRAEL NEAR
COMPLETION
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ana Will be furnished complete as a
library with librarians desk, library
tables and chairs. The other three
rooms have blackboards on the walls
and will be used as class rooms. Two
Of them will have stationary school
seats and desks, while the third will
have one-arm chairs, and will be used
also as an office for the Rabbi. The
rooms are splendidly lighted, and
most attractive as we'll as suited to
the purpose for which they are in
tended.
The building is heated by steam,
the boiler being located in a small
basement at the rear of the new build
ing. The heater has been made large
enough to heat the Temple as we'll as
the Annex, and radiators have been
installed also in the Temple. The
old furnace formerly used in the
Temple has been removed.
In view of the fact that the build
ing is an annex and is built on linn
tied space, it's exterior appearance is
surprisingly beautiful. 1t was plan
ned by Messrs. Toledano, Wogan and
Bernard of New Orleans, firm OF
architects that has to its credit some
of the most attractive buildings IN
Baton Rouge as we'll as the more
numerous and elegant buildings in
New Orleans and elsewhere. The
architects planned a building which,
while economical and practical, is a
most artistic addition, blending in
lines and finish with the old Temple.
This latest improvement to the
Temple is the first to increase the
size of the building, though the
structure has undergone many reno
vations. The building was erected in
Civil War times, was used originally
as church, and then as Catholic
school. 1t was purchased by the
Synagog in 1875, when it was remod-
elled and dedicated. About the year
1905, while Rabbi Rosenthal, now Of
Columbus, Georgia ministered here
the Temple was greatly improved, and
again in 1915 under the leadership Of
Rabbi Sternhein. These renovations
beautified the Temple proper, and also
provided a small house in the rear Of
the Temple lot-"the old Annex, a:
it was familiarly called-which, hav'
ing served for some years as schoo
and meeting house, has now been de-
molished to make way for the new
real Annex, which forms part OF the
Temple building. Discussion as tc
advisability of building began in the
fall Of 1918, and in June 1919, smal
meeting was called by Mr.. Henr!
Cohn, Jr., then president Of the con
gregation, at which meeting, $1,000
was pledged by members for erecting
building. After this, the projec
made progress, plans were made, an
various problems in connection there
with discussed. On April 10, 1921,
special meeting of the entire congre
CATION was held, at which Mr.. Adolp
Elgutter, then president Of the COZ
gregation, showed a picture Of tt
proposed $4,000 building, recon
mended by the committee which ha
been working on the proposition
This committee was composed Of M
Henry Cohn, Jr., chairman, al
Messrs. Henry Lehman Cohn, Sole
Farrnbacher, Lep Sommers, May
Mas, Burlington S. Mayer, Maurl
]. Mayer, and l. H. Rubenstein. II
congregation decided unanimous
that the contract should be let
once. Actual work was begun
July 1st, 1921. Mr.. Maurice J. May
was delegated to superintend the co
struction of the building, and his co
scientious work in the matter h
earned the gratitude Of the congree
tion.
In speaking of the erection Of t
building, Rabbi Reinhart declared II
three leaders in the congregation h
made the new building possible:
Henry Cohn, Jr., for his starting
project, and being its first and c'
slant champion; Mr.. Solon Farrnba'
er, through whose tact and determ
alton, all difficulties were met
overcome, and Mr.. Maurice J. May
whose interest and labor saw
project through"
The Temple Annex will be CO
pletely furnished by the Temple
terhood. Funds have been raised
dedicated to this purpose. A g
part of the. .furnishingsI have alre'
been purchased, and th ladies n
that all will be ready yor having
bu;ld;np fully equipped when it is