Moments in Time
Imagine our beautiful sanctuary in 1930—the building had just been completed, and none of the memorial plaques which we see existed. The congregation did, however, transfer some very important furnishings from the original Albany Street Temple—our Ner Tamid and the candelabra that still stand on our bimah today. These were bequests of Isador Hirsh, whose will provided $1,000 in 1918 for the installation of an “everlastingly burning light” in memory of his parents. Mr. Hirsh’s legatees also provided the two “statuary bronze standards of seven lights each”. Both gifts were made with the explicit understanding that they would be moved when the congregation built a new sanctuary, which they anticipated would happen within the next few years.
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