[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 63 (Wednesday, May 14, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E912-E913]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TRIBUTE TO ANSHE SHOLOM OF NEW ROCHELLE

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                           HON. NITA M. LOWEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 13, 1997

  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Anshe Sholom on its 
centennial anniversary. Congregation Anshe Sholom, of New Rochelle, 
with its long and distinguished history, is one of the preeminent 
religious institutions in Westchester County. For 100 years, Jews have 
prayed, questioned, celebrated, and discussed at Anshe Sholom.
  Beginning in the 1890's, Anshe Sholom, or Ancy Scholam as it was 
known then, became a center for Jewish learning in Westchester. The 
initial services of Anshe Sholom, held in a simple home, replaced 
earlier services, which were held on empty street corners. Despite 
their simplicity, these services laid the foundations for the thriving 
Jewish community that currently exists in New Rochelle.
  Anshe Sholom has come a long way since construction of the first 
synagogue was completed in 1904, and Rabbi Itzchak Leib Kadushin was 
hired, for the grand sum of $5 per week, as the congregation's 
spiritual leader. The original structure stood the test of time until 
the tenure of Rabbi Solomon Freilich, who assumed leadership in 1946. 
Two years later the entire synagogue, still located on Bonnefoy Place, 
was renovated and expanded.

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  Anshe Sholom's move to its current North Avenue location in 1959, 
under the tenure of Rabbi Philip Weinberger, marks the beginning of the 
modern age of the synagogue. It is hard to imagine Jewish life in New 
Rochelle without the influence of Anshe Sholom. As a mother of three, 
and a new grandmother, I know the impact that institutions such as 
these can have on the quality of life for local families. For 
generations, children have attended Hebrew school at the synagogue, 
become Bar/Bat Mitzvah, gone on to become active adult participants 
themselves in the synagogue, and had the good fortune to see their own 
children begin the process anew. Anshe Sholom has helped raise 
generation after generation of Jewish families for more than 100 years. 
As Rabbi Ely Rosenzveig leads the synagogue towards its second 
centennial, I would like to recognize the tremendous accomplishments 
and the future promise of Temple Anshe Sholom.

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