United Hebrew Congregation Terre Haute and CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center will present a Weekend of Remembrance on Saturday, April 23 and Sunday, April 24, to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
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Louise and Walter Sommers celebrate 70th wedding anniversary
Louise and Walter Sommers celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary Thursday, March 30, with a quiet dinner at their Westminster Village apartment in Terre Haute.
“It was a cold, snowy day,” Walter says of the couple’s wedding day on March 30, 1947. “Louise’s father invited just about everybody he knew. And after the wedding, we were busy shaking hands for way over an hour. This much I remember.”
Temple sets Passover seder for April 10
A new Haggadah and expanded activities mark United Hebrew Congregation Terre Haute Passover festivities, set for Monday, April 10, at Temple Israel.
This year, UHC has added a Maariv, or evening service, to begin at 5:45 p.m. in the sanctuary. The seder will follow immediately at 6:30 p.m. downstairs in the Vestry Room.
Student Rabbi Aaron Rozovsky will officiate. The holiday ends at sundown Tuesday, April 18.
Hazel Loewenstein made a Jewish home; played violin for Terre Haute Symphony
Hazel Anderson Loewenstein (1914-1996), was a formidable addition to the Terre Haute community. Born and reared a Mormon in Utah, Hazel converted to Judaism when she married Dr. Werner Loewenstein (1909-1990) in 1941. Whether mobilizing Sisterhood ladies to bake for an oneg or serving as the president of the PTA, Hazel could always be counted on to do more than her share.