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Gemilas Chesed SynagogueIMIoKeesport,

October 30, 1860 Cheshven 9, 5721

To those of us who have attended no other synagogue since ourchildhood days, the passing of our beloved Gemilas Chesed Synagoguefills us with an incalculable sadness as it marks the end of an era.

It is a certainty that no matter whatever the future might bring orthe magnificence of any future House of Worship which will serve ourreligious needs, no place will ever replace our original hallowed GemilasChesed synagogue.

It will forever be enshrined in our hearts as the haven where we firstentered as bright-eyed eager youngsters, learning more and more with everyvisit about the greatness and simplicity of our blessed religion.

It was the sacred goal where we first entered manhood when webecame Bar Mitzvah, and added the many responsibilities which come withthe arrival of age.

It brings back a flock of unforgettable memories to every individual,whether it be the joys of a Simchath Torah celebration or the solemnity ofa Yom Kippur. To many of us, the Gemilas Chesed synagogue markedthe occasion of a "Bewarfung", the day before a marriage and to others,it may mean, the peace of mind brought on by the praying of "Tehillim"for a loved one in danger of dying,

To all of us, the lovely Synagogue must bring back many memoriesof time spent there in meditation and prayer, a blessed spot where wemight reflect and gain courage to face the seemingly unsurmountableproblems which confront us.

In that hallowed atmosphere, most of us find at least a partial solutionto perplexing difficulties, strengthening us with the will to go on and copewith our sorrows, anxieties and fears. It is a sure fact that no one emergedfrom the Gemilas Chesed synagogue on such occasions without the moralstamina to carry on.

However, the die is cast and we must move on to whatever the futuremight have for us. The Gemilas Chesed synagogue might be demolished, thewreckers might crush its walls, but the memory of it will never die for any ofus, who might have lived with it since its erection in 1904, or even for thosewho have been unfortunate enough to have known it for only a small spanof years.

It has enriched all of our lives, and its memory should forever serveus as a beacon to cherish and treasure the rest of our days.

FOUNDERS OF GEMILAS CHESED CONGREGATION

Joshua ReiterH. ShermerMoses D. NewmanDavid SternSh. UlmanJudah KaufmanIsrael KronowitzM. LiechtensteinMax G. KrauseJudah Kornweiss

OCTOBER 24, 1886

Joshua SolomonH. ReiterBernard FirestoneAbraham FeldmanEmanuel JanovitzDavid RosenbergSamuel KronovitIsaac KleinBeinish HorrH. Weiss

Abraham ItzkowitzAbraham WeissmanJacob WeissbergerJoel KatzJudah ItzkowitzSamuel StarkI. FirestoneMeyer ZalmanowitzSh. LevinMeyer Weiss

PRESENT OFFICERS OF GEMILAS CHESED CONGREGATION

Rabbi Irvin I. Chinn Cantor Shlorno Singer Rev. Henry FriedmanCantor Shlorno Singer

Adolph A. Ungar, President

M. J. Kent, Vice PresidentSani Gottesman, TreasurerJoseph Mandel, First Elder

Sidney H. Mendlowitz, Rec. SecretaryElmer Neuman, Fin. SecretaryMowr Gelb, Second Elder

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Marvin H. Spiegel, ChairmanDr. J. L. AuslanderSam BuchmanMax FeldmanDavid IszaukM. J. KentAl KleinLouis LandesmanSamuel LandesmanLeo S. Ungar

Sidney H. Mendlowitz, SecretaryAdolf MarkovitzMorris Mendlowitz, Esq.Sylvan Z. MendlowitzMax MossMax SandersElmer NeumanSidney SchulhofAdolph A. UngarWilliam Zelowitz

FAREWELL SERVICE COMMITTEE

Rabbi I. ChinnAdolph UngarM. J. KentJos. MandelLouis LandesmanJos. KatzSherman EliasMaurice Greenfield

Samuel Landesman, Chairman

Mowr GelbLeo UngarZell MendlowitzSani GottesrnanAdolf MarkovitzLarry KlineLeonard MendlowitzMax Sanders

Sidney MendlowitzElmer NeumanMorris LandesmanLawrence SchwartzRev. Henry FriedmanLouis TolchinElliot Ungar

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WELCOME Rabbi Irvin I. Chinn

CHAIRMAN'S GREETINGS Sam Landesman

MINCHA Cantor Shlomo Singer

REMARKS AdolphUngarPresident Gemilas Chesed

MEMORIAL SERVICE Rev. Henry Friedman

REMARKS —

Rabbi Edmund Neiss, Tree of Life Congregation

Rabbi Robert Raab, Temple Bnai IsraelRabbi Jacob Sax, Congregation Sjard

CANTORIAL SELECTION Cantor Singer

GREETINGS Honorable Andrew J. JakomusMayor of McKeesport

ADDRESS Rabbi Dr. Samson R. WeissNational Director of the Union of

Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America

OPENING OF HOLY ARK Henry MendlowitzEldest Member of Congregation

REMOVAL OF TORAH SCROLLS Kohanim

HAKOFOS Elders of Congregation

TORAH PROCESSION FROM SYNAGOGUE Officers of Congregation

EXTINGUISHING OF NER TAMID Dr. J. L. Auslander

Torah Parade from Synagogue to CenterPlease follow in your cars — parking facilities available near Center

KINDLING OF NER TAMID Robert AmperPresident of Jewish Community Center

PLACING TORAH SCROLLS

IN HOLY ARK CENTER Board of Directors of Congregation

You are cordially invited to a

RECEPTIONheld in the Jewish Community Center

MEMBERS OF GEMILAS CHESED CONGREGATION

Mrs. S. H. AbrahamAdolph AckermanRobert AmperAdolph AngermanJacob AngermanDr. James L. Auslander

Max BenovitzHarry BergerHarry BerkowitzMax M. BerkowitzAdolph BiedermanMorris BlickJoseph BraunMiss Lillie BreyerMrs. Sadie BroderMrs. Helen BrownMrs. Regina BrownSamuel H. BucklerMiss Berley BuchmanSam Buchman

Jacob L. Chottiner

Mrs. Fannie Davis

Max EliasSherman EliasMarvin EisnerMax Eisner

Adolph L. FarkasMax FarkasSam FarkasDavid FeldmanMrs. Pepi FeldmanMax FeldmanMrs. Mollie FeldmanSamuel FeldmanSaul W. FeldmanMax FensterWilliam FensterJoseph FirestoneMrs. Lena FogelAlbert FriedmanDavid FriedmanMiss Esther FriedmanMrs. Fannie Friedman

Rev. Henry FriedmanLawrence FriedmanMax Friedman

Mowr GelbSamuel GoodmanDr. Lester J. GordonHarry GottesmanEmanuel GottesmanSam GottesmanDr. Ben J. GreenfieldHarry GreenfieldIrving Max GreenfieldJack GreenfieldMrs. M. D. GreenfieldMrs. Minnie GreenfieldMorris GreenfieldSeymour GreenfieldMrs. J. B. GreenwaldAlfred GrossMrs. Joseph GrossMrs. Lazar GrossOscar GrossWilliam Gross

Mrs. Edith HabermanMrs. Ed HabermanMartin HabermanMax HabermanAl HalpernMrs. Hannah HalpertBen HeislerLeopold HeislerMrs. Ben HerskowitzHarry HerskowitzHenry A. HerskowitzPhillip HerskowitzMrs. Sam HerskowitzAaron Horowitz

Norman IlkuvitzB. Aaron IskowichMilton IskowichSamuel IskowichDavid IszaukMax IszaukDr. Seymour Itscoitz

Mrs. Frieda Jacobs

Harry Jacobs

Isadore Jacobs

Mrs. Sam JacobsMrs. Esther Joshowitz

Harry KarninskyAlvin KatzIsadore KatzJoseph KatzMax KatzMrs. Rose KatzSam KatzM. J. KentMrs. Florence KrigsteinAlbert KleinMrs. Aliah KleinMrs. Dora Klein (N.Y.)Mrs. Dora Klein

(Aliquippa)Marcus KleinM. J. KleinMrs. Ernest KlineLawrence KlineBen P. KrauseLawrence Kupfer

Judah LandesmanLouis LandesmanMorris LandesmanSam LandesmanBenj, LebowitzJulius LebowitzMrs. Pearl LebowitzMax LebowitzMilton LebowitzMrs. Rose LebowitzMrs. Isadore LefkowitzLouis LefkowitzSimon LefkowitzLouis LichtensteinMrs. Mildred LuxMorris Luzer

MEMBERS OF GEMILAS CHESED CONGREGATION

Mrs. David MandelMyer MandelJack MandelJoseph MandelAdolph MarkovitzAron MarkovitzGeorge I. MarkovitzLouis MarkovitzMrs. Sam MarkovitzBen MarkowitzMrs. Edith MarkowitzSamuel MarkowitzMorris MartinHarry MeizlikJ oseph MeizlikSam MeizlikMrs. Dora MendlowitzMiss Ethyl June MendlowitzMrs. Fannie MendlowitzHenry MendlowitzLeonard MendlowitzMorris A. MendlowitzMorris M. MendlowitzSidney H. MendlowitzSylvan Zell MendlowitzMrs. Fannie MermelsteinJoseph MermelsteinDr. Milton MermelsteinMrs. Pauline MermelsteinHarry MiddlemanAbe MilligramWilliam MoldovanDavid MoritzDavid MoskowitzEwald MossHerbert J. MossJacob MossMax MossMilton Moss

Elmer Neuman

David Ohringer

Ignatz PalkovitzAdolph PasternakMorris Pasternak

Mrs. Ignatz PrizantMrs. Jennie Pollacheck

Mrs. David ReichmanHarry ReichmanJoseph ReichmanMrs. Henry ReidmanHarry RobinowitzSandford RobinowitzEdward A. RosenbergJacob RosenzweigMrs. Sadie RosenzweigMrs. Gussie RosnerMrs. Jane RosnerJoseph Rosner

Samuel SabinMorris SamovitzMrs. Joseph SamovitzAdolph SamuelsBernet B. SamuelsMrs. Bertha SandersMax SandersHarry SchoenbergerMax SchoenbergerWilliam SchoenbergerLeonard SchulhofMarvin SchulhofMilton SchulhofPaul SchulhofSidney SchulhofHerman SchwartzLawrence SchwartzMrs. Rachel SchwartzMrs. David SeltmanDavid S. ShertnerBenjamin ShragerMrs. David SirnkowitzSidney M. SiskindMrs. Leo SlobotskiMrs. Benjamin SolomonHarry B. SolomonLouis SolomonJoseph SpiegelMarvin SpiegelSigmund Spiegel

Andrew SpitzBerty SpitzMrs. Fannie Stark

Sylvan TennenbaumLouis Tolchin

Adolph A. UngarElliott UngarHarry W. UngarMrs. Helen B. UngarJoseph UngarLeo S. Ungar

David WeinbergFrank WeinbergSamuel WeinbergWilliam WeinbergMrs. Regina WeinbergerSam WeinbergerJay WeinerJoseph WeingartenMorris WeisbergerBen WeisbergerArnold WeissCharles WeissMrs. Ella WeissMrs. Gilbert WeissMrs. Heighman WeissHoward J. WeissIsadore WeissMrs. Joseph WeissLouis WeissMax WeissSain Weiss (Jenny Lind)Sam Weiss (Whigham)Z. L. WeissMaurice Wilner

Mrs. Bessie ZakowitzAron ZelowitzMartin ZelowitzWilliam ZelowitzHenry Ziskhid

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