The New York herald., 1922-05-29
TEMPLE DEDICATED
by B'NAI ISRAEL
Hylan, Cohalan, Straus, Mil
Ter and DR.. Kohn at 149th
Street Services.
SETTLEMENTS CRITICIZED
Protestant Workers Have
Stolen Sound Traditions of
Jews. Says Surrogate.

AS the elimination OF work begun
in 1917 Congregation B'nai Israel Of
Washington Heights dedicated its new
100000 temple and community CEN
ter at 602-s04-GO6 West 149th street
yesterday afternoon. Mayor Hylan,
Julius Miller. President OF the Borough
OF Manhattan; the Rev DIR. Jacob Ko.'n,
Nathan Strans and Surrogate John r..
Cohalan were the principal speakers.
Mr.. Straus was elected an honorary
member Of the congregation,
The services we're in charge OF Max
kadushin. rabbi of the temple. assisted
by the Rev. Mordecai NJ. kaplaH and
DR.. Kohn. Music was furnished by
Cantor Joseph shapiro and choir, The
exercises included formal transfer or
the new building and its key by Jacob
Adler, chairman of the building COM
mittee, TO Hyman j. Reit who accepted
it in behalf of the board of trustees
and the congregation
Mr.. Straus described the need for a
roll of dishonor, as well as OF honor,
upon which should be Inscribed the
names of those who refused 10 make
contributions. financial or otherwise,
toward the help of their fellow men.
The Hebrew word for charity was syn
onomous with that of duty. he said,
his own life one of help to his fellow
man. He had been feeding 1000 people
each day in Palestine for the past
eight years and he expected TO con-
tinue the work even beyond death. He
did not believe in giving in private.
he said as money given in public did
ten times as much good as that given
In private.
Surrogate Cohalan was applauded
migration. contending il was those who
had arrived in America only few
boats ahead of the others who were
clamoring loudest for a denial OF the
liberty and benefits of America to
their suffering brethren in their home
land across the seas. He called upon
the younger generation of Jews not to
be ashamed of the race from which
they sprung and scored the settlement
workers of the East Side for robbing
Jewish youths of the traditions of its
race.
lit is these. Protestant settlement
workers who have stolen the sound
traditions of the race" said Cohalan.
"All they have given in return are
basketball courts and swimming pools"
These things, the Judge added. did not
make up for the ideals that had been
lost.
Mayor Hylan read speech IN Wnlcn
he congratulated the officers and MEM
bers of the congregation for having
worked so unselfishly for the common
good and added: Il shall at all times
render justice to all regardless of re-
ligious creed or color and IL you have
a grievance the door of City Hall is
at all times open 10 you"
DIR. Kohn in the dedication prayer
pleaded for the unity Of Judaism in
America saying that If the principles
OF the race and it's religion were not
transmitted to the children of the pres
ent generation and their children's chill
dren Judaism would perish.
At the close of the service Mr.. Reit
announced contributions of more than
$4,000. A call for further contribu-
tions was then made, Mr.. Straus, with
a donation OF $500. being one of the
many who responded.
The officers of Temple B'nai Israel
are Mr.. Reit. president; Isidore Lauter-
stein. vice president A. c. Weingarten,
treasurer Isaac Cohen. secretary !;
Herbert Kaplowe. financial secretary.