[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 16, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E926-E927]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TEMPLE AARON ANNIVERSARY

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                             HON. KEN BUCK

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 16, 2019

  Mr. BUCK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 130th 
anniversary of Temple Aaron located in Trinidad, Colorado.
  Temple Aaron was constructed in 1889 and is one of less than two 
dozen synagogues still standing that were constructed in the 19th 
Century. The temple is the oldest continuously operating Jewish 
synagogue west of the Mississippi River and has been recognized by 
major historical preservation organizations as being of tremendous 
importance to the state.
  Additionally, I would like to extend posthumous recognition to 
Kathryn and Leon Rubin, and their two sons, Randy and Ron, for their 30 
years of dedicated service and care to Temple Aaron. In 1985, the Rubin 
family took the primary leadership role in supporting the temple, 
managing its congregation, and maintaining the building's 
infrastructure--which included preserving the temple's historic stained 
glass windows. The Rubins also organized fundraising events and 
submitted grant applications in an effort to keep Temple Aaron's doors 
open.

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  Madam Speaker, on behalf of the Fourth Congressional District of 
Colorado, I extend my congratulations and best wishes to the Temple 
Aaron community. I applaud their efforts to preserve Temple Aaron as a 
monument to the Jewish history of the Rocky Mountain region.

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