A special building received a ceremony Monday July 2, 2012 as the first synagogue was lit up by the chandelier that was used more than 100 years ago.
Mayor Pete Buttigieg along with other community and religious leaders of all faiths gathered for the historic lighting ceremony.
The 111-year-old building, now called the "Hawks Nest," for the South Bend Silver Hawks, was restored and is now the team's gift store.
They wanted to bring the building back to its glory, so they spent $40,000 to restore the chandelier that lit up the synagogue for many years.
But this time instead of being lit by candles, it's lit with electricity which makes it stand out.
David Piser, a member of “Sons of Israel” said he is very happy that Mr. Berlin (?) decided to keep and renovate the chandelier. "I’ve seen that chandelier for years, but I've never seen it that beautiful. Never."
The last service held in this building was back in the early 1990's.
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2 comments:
Hoosier Happenings (another Google BLOGGER site) has a lot of relevant information about the Synagogue building -- accurate up to March 2012 -- since then the Minor League Baseball management has transformed the "Hawks Nest" into a full-fledged gift shop
posted on 7/4/2012 by Tim Shaw
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http://hoosierhappenings.blogspot.com/2012/03/beysbohl-from-left-field.html
here's the weblink --
website on things from INDIANA -- since 2008 -- total blog postings are 106
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