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reelings lo Temple Israel
From Sisler Synagogue
BY RABBI SEYMOUR M. PANITZ
SPIRITUAL LEADER
SHEARITH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE
The Simehah of dedicating a new House of God is one
in which all Jews have a share. To our brethren of Temple
Israel, whose spiritual home it uhll be, it is our joy to send
congratulations. The building itself is an imposing edifice
and a tribute to the imagination of those who planned it.
But even more, it is a tribute to the will of Jewish men
and women to give to the service of God the best that they
have within them to give.
We, of Shearith Israel Synagogue, welcome this evi
dence of growth in the Columbus Jewish Community, and
ice wish our co-workers in the vineyard of the Lord all
success in their endeavors in their new home. May the
spirit ichich guided them to the successful completion of
this task inspire them to ever new and ever greater under
takings on behalf of our Torah and our people. May the
Simehah of moving into a new home be the forerunner of
many Simchot in the life of Temple Israel.
At an occasion such as this, many voices of congratu
lations are heard, and we hope that the spirit of brother
hood and cooperation they evidence will continue to mani
fest itself in many different ways. May we always find
ways of working together to further our joint goal of
furthering and encouraging Jewish life on American soil.
POSTSCRIPT
The following came to the attention of The Southern
Israelite editor within the past few days while reading a
newly published volume, “Pioneers, Peddlers, and Tsadi-
kim,” (Sage Books) by Ida Libert Uchill. It is a historical
volume about the Jews of Colorado and a vibrant account
of the old West and the Jewish settlers in the region. The
excerpt which follows concerns either a son or one of the
grandchildren of Columbus’ famous Moses family.
. . . Later a man moved to the
San Luis Valley who became
a leader in the region, and al
though interested in Judaism,
did not form any religious life
for the Jews there. He was
Albert Luria Moses.
A member of the famed
Sephardic Moses family of
Georgia, he was the son of
William Moultrie and Penina
Septima Moses. He came to
Colorado as a young man. In
Buena Vista he read law and
was admitted to the state bar
in 1891. First a deputy clerk
in Chaffee County, then an
attorney in the District Court
in Mineral County, he became
the d'slrict attorney for the
Twelfth Judicial District of
Colorado in 1909, and judge of
that body by special appoint
ment in 1930. Married to Rosa
Nunez in 1885 in San Antonio,
‘he family made their home in
several towns and mining
The Southern Israelite
camps in the state before mov
ing to Alamosa. In 1899 he
joined the Denver Lodge of
B’nai B’rith, but he was unable
to attend meetings. According
to the minutes of the organ
isation, March 13, 1910:
Bro. A. L. Moses, Creede,
Colo., remitting his dues, and
stating that, being the only
Jew in Mineral Co., he can
not do much toward securing
new members for the Order;
nor does he like to send a
photograph as requested, ai he
has never been in the lodge
room since initiated, and he
feared some member may in
quire, “Who is this fellow, I
have never seen him in this
lodge room?”
He was also the Alamosa
County Chairman for the Jew
ish Relief Campaign. As were
most of the members of his
family, he was buried in Eman
uel Cemetery in Denver.
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