Evening star., 1925-11-29

| HE Washington Hebrew Con
gregation, with it's home on
Eighth street between II and
L ], having rounded out 70 years
of progressive religious ser
vice and helpful civic organization, is
preparing to celebrate the anniver-
sary and the achievements Of this
Jewish community center in an ella
borate yet dignified manner, with an
all-one-big family atmosphere and in
spirational features.
The celebration, starting tomorrow
and closing Tuesday, December s,
looks forward to the diamond jubilee
celebration five years hence, when it
Is the beautiful dream of the leaders
to have a magnificent new Temple
erected on Columbia Heights which
will compare favorably with the other
great religious edifices crowning the
heights along Sixteenth street.
The spirit of this occasion is well
illustrated in the announcement just
sent out by Joseph d. Kaufman, chair
man of the publicity committee, as
follows:
Hello Everybody: It's coming, It's
almost here! It's the 10th anniver-
sary celebration of the Congregation
of the Washington Eighth Street
Temple. Mind you-it's to be the big
gest most eventful, most joyful week
the congregation has ever known,
"A big family-sisterhoo brother
hood, alumni-members in general
in great get-together party.
Monday, November 80, sisterhood
bazaar. eat. dance, have a good time.
Friday. December 4, special SER
wees. Doctors Woolsey. Rosenan
Simon will bark back to the good
old days of 1s55-and carry you right
on through-you can't afford to miss
it.
Saturday and Sunday. December
and 6, special childrens services
DR.. kronman and the Sunday School
children in a dual role. Children of
all ages up to ninety expected and
| invited
Tuesday. December s. glorious
| dinner dance and banquet at the
I Washington Hotel. One speaker and
! one speaker only. The most brilliant
dynamic, forceful and captivating of
! the younger school of America II
| Rabbis-Dr- Able Hillel Silver OF
! Cleveland. An evening to linger long
| in your memory. No solicitatio for
| funds of any kind.
'Folks-it'S TO be a week of weeks
don't miss a 'trick'-attend every
| function. You're one of the family
| and we can't do without YOU Yours
! for happy time
Charles A. Goldsmith, president OF
the congregation, gives the further
| Information about the celebration pro.
gram that on Friday evening, Decem,
ber T. for the frs time the new Rogers
musical service will be utilized; on
Saturday morning, December 5, there
will be a children's service with ser
mon by Rabbi kronman. the new
junior rabbi, who came to Washington
in September, and on Sunday morn
ing, December 6. the religious school
will hold its special anniversary ex-
crCiSeS.
One of the outstanding features OF
| the celebration will place emphasis on
the great progress made by the con
CreGation during the last 30 years
the various steps being: Organization
of the Temple Sisterhood in 1905, or
ganization of the brotherhood, organi-
zation of the alumni. purchase of the
building next door to the temple for
the Sunday School. reduction of the
mortgage from $4,000 to 500 500.
coming of Assistant Rabbi Harry l..
kronman. growth of the congregation
from 225 to 600 families. increase of
the religious school, which now has