Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 January 2003 — Page 31

Continued from prev. page Central Hebrew Congregation, which merged in 1957. The United Hebrew Congregation, founded in 1903, was the largest and most influential of the many Orthodox synagogues on the south side of Indianapolis. It boasted the city's first Talmud Torah, as well as the city's first Jewish women's group. The Central Hebrew Congregation was founded in 1923 by a group of Jews who had moved further north. Its first location was on Central Avenue at 21st Street, and its first rabbi, engaged in 1942, was Rabbi Nandor Fruchter. The merged congregation, known briefly as the United Central Hebrew Congregation, received both a new home and a new name. The new home was a three-building complex on 34th and Ruckle Streets; the new name, announced at the building's dedication ceremony, was B'nai Torah. As the Jewish community moved farther north, the congregation moved with it. In 1965, a tract of land on Hoover Road at 65th Street was donated to B'nai Torah by the estate of John Bauer. In April, 1967, more than 800 people attended dedication ceremonies of the synagogue. Forty-six years after its birth in 1957, B'nai Torah continues to reflect the diversity of its parent synagogues, the wisdom of its leaders and the devotion of its members. B'nai Torah sets the standard for traditional Judaism in its community and plays a proud role in the Continued on page 30

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