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CONGREGATION   RODEPH   SHOLOH.
 

The Congregation Rodeph Sholom, worship¬
ing in its synagogue at Lexington avenue and
Sixty-third street, is among the largest in the
country. It was founded in 1842, with a
membership of eighty, and held services in
that year at Nos. 157-159 Attorney street.
The restless and progressive spirit of its mem¬
bers, together with their zeal to make sacrifices
 

service, beginning at eight o'clock, was intro¬
duced, and many new recruits among the
younger generation secured. The congrega¬
tion has fostered many charitable institutions,
and its members individually are active in all
communal affairs. Like the other leading
congregations, it has organized a Sisterhood
which does valuable services among the city's
poor.

Its officers are : Mrs, S, Weinhandler, Presi-
 

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in its behalf, induced it to build a larger
temple, eleven years later, at Nos, 8-12 Clinton
street, then in the very heart of the city and
in the midst of its German-Jewish population.
It counted 189 members at this time. Reforms
were effected in its worship in 1874, and the
synagogue and the service much improved.
Rev. Dr. Aaron Wise became its minister in
1875, and has ever since been its spiritual
leader. In 1887, the temple was destroyed by
fire, but it was immediately reconstructed,
though already at that time removal up-town
was agitated. This was effected in 1891, when
the congregation bought its present temple
structure on Lexington avenue. Further re¬
forms were  then effected ; a Friday evening
 

dent; Mrs. P. Schimmel, Vice-President ; Mrs.
J. Freund, Treasurer; Mrs, S. Ellinger,
Financial Secretary ; Mrs. W. Ast, Recording
Secretary, Additional Trustees: Mesdames
Dr, Aaron Wise, Moses Goldberg, M, Gold¬
berg, M, Weill, F. Wachtel, S. Rossman, H.
Meyer, G. Goldsmith, W. Gardner, Miss A.
Seligman.

The present officers of the congregation are :
Joseph E. Newburger, President; Benjamin
Blumenthal, Vice-President; Jacob Freund,
Treasurer. Trustees: Moses Weil, Simon
Goldschmidt, Philip Schimel, Henry S. Gold-
fogle, Charles Bergenstein and Moses Schwab.
Secretary, Aaron Weinstein ; Rev. Dr. Aaron
Wise, Rabbi; and Rev. David Cahn, Cantor,