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time was a temple and re-
ligious school that combined
Orthodox and Conservative
ritual and teaching.
The fledgling congregation
began meeting in private
homes, recalled Baylen
Smith, a founding member.
In 1969, they brought a
rabbi from the mainland to.
hold a service and began
meeting at a hotel. Accor-
ding to Smith, 300 to 400
people showed up. "That's
when the congregation was
really born," he said.
But it lacked a permanent
home. Services, held in ho-
tels, churches and
schoolrooms, were conducted
by laymen, as there were too
few families to afford a per-
manent rabbi.
Fifteen years ago, the con-
gregation bought the
building that housed the out-
of-business bar. They held
services on the makeshift
premises and began the
long-term fund-raising cam-
paign to convert it into a real
synagogue. The renovation
has cost about $300,000 to
date.
The goal now is to employ
a full-time rabbi. "We pray
for one," said Bronson,
"someone you can go to with
your personal problems. It
would lend luster and learn-
ing. We're just lay people,
and there are so many
things a rabbi can do that we
can't."

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cently disclosed.
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week while sitting in the
home of an Arab.
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midair collision of two air
force helicopters, which
killed seven crew members,
on the night of April 22. The
internal broadcast occurred
three hours before the
military censor cleared the
information for public
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