About This Item

  • Call NumberTEMP_0076
  • TitleNew Hebrew school ceremonies
  • SummaryLarge crowd behind group of dignitaries (two with shovels) at groundbreaking ceremony. Caption: "New Hebrew school ceremonies: Mrs. Rosa Dennon and Jacob Cohen turn first shovelfuls of soil signifying the start of construction of new Hebrew Education building at Temple Sinai, 24 Arlington Ave. Looking on, left to right, are the Rev. Dr. George T. Gruman, pastor of Trinity Episcopal Church; Maurice Peltz, vice president of the congregation; Samuel Gold, president; Council President Abe Stark; Rabbi Ralph Silverstein and Dr. Max Arzt, vice chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminry of America."
  • Date1954
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteOn verso: date stamped: Oct. 4, 1954; Brooklyn Eagle stamp. Title from caption on verso. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks.
  • CreatorBrooklyn eagle
  • Publisher[Brooklyn Eagle]
  • SubjectGround breaking ceremonies -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm]
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Cypress Hills (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Synagogues & temples: Temple Sinai