New Mexico Jewish community buys back synagogue from diocese

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — A Las Vegas synagogue that’s believed to be the primary Jewish place of worship within the New Mexico Territory is again within the fingers of the Jewish group.

The Albuquerque Journal reported Monday the Las Vegas Jewish Group crowd-sourced sufficient funds to purchase Temple Montfiore final month from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.

One of many oldest Catholic dioceses in the USA, it has been compelled to promote properties to assist pay a settlement settlement that resulted from a clergy intercourse abuse scandal.

The synagogue was offered to the diocese within the Fifties as a result of there have been only a few Jewish individuals within the area. In recent times, the constructing has been a spot of worship for Catholic school college students.

When the Las Vegas Jewish Group turned conscious it was up on the market and that the deadline was in September, they turned to GoFundMe.

The group raised over $300,000 in only a few weeks—extra money than they really wanted.

Diana Presser, a board member of the Las Vegas Jewish Group, says it was becoming the sale closed throughout Rosh Hashana final week.

“I led the companies for the primary Sabbath of the brand new yr in a constructing we now personal,” Presser stated.