Dr. Isak Heilbronn. whose untimely death occurred in 1943. and the trustee. Richard Jung. a number of Jewish immigrants from Nuremberg had at first joined an existing American congregation in Washington Heights. Finding that this solution did not meet their need for spiritual and cultural cohesiveness amidst the many difficult adjustments necessitated in the new country. the members of the former Nuremberg congregation then decided to join their brethren from Munich so as to be able to worship once again in their familiar tradition. The expanded Beth Hillel flourished under the joint spiritual leadership of Rabbis Baerwald and Heilbronn and to Richard Jungs dedicated collaboration on its board of directors.
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