The Ohel Moshe Synagogue will celebrate next month its twenty-fifth anniversary. The event is-an important one in the history of the local Ashkonazi community. The Intter ha just secured un Seal Road. On the advent of Rabbi Ashkenazi in Shanghai two years ago, a movement was started to create funds for a permanent house of worship. But great difficulty had to be faced in creating a nucleus fund, for what with donations to charity, obligations to Zionism and other' hilnthropic purposes, it was difficult to make a handsome collection from a heavily taxed community. Nevertheless. efter a great many trials, was formed President, Mr. I. Shainin, Provident, Mr. K. Auslander, Vice-President, Mr. D. G. M. Aronovsky, Hon. Treasprer, Mr. H. Kammerling, Hon. Secrstary, Messrs. Solomon Fein, M. Lipkovaky and S, Seger-man, These gentlemen finally. succeeded in turning the tide of failure into one of success and as a result a beautiful strip of land with an old building was purchased on B. C. Lot No. 2507.
Although the situation is by no means central, yet it was considered to be located in a district inhabited by the Ashkenazi community, The Committee hava yet (o raise the balance which is still needed so they are inviting all ce-rel ists to join in the great drive. Already the nucleus of the building fund amounts to Tls. 4,000 while $0,000 was subscribed by various members of the committee and well wishers, but the balance has yet to be raised. The project is by no ificult to a comparatively rich Jewish community who have always looked to their laurels. 1 Committee are prepared to recel donations, large or small, for sum will be refused.
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