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The temple was rebuilt at its current site atop [[Gage Hill]] at 800 North [[Palafox Street]] in [[1931]]. The building committee included chairman [[Max L. Bear]], [[Joseph M. Levy]], [[Dan S. Oppenheimer]] and Dr. [[Mozart A. Lischkoff]]. The three-story building's design had a seating capacity of 350 in the sanctuary and reflected the Art Deco style popular at the time. The cornerstone was laid on [[June 1]] (the sixteenth day of [[Wikipedia:Sivan|Sivan]], [[Wikipedia:5691_(Hebrew_year)|5691]]), and the following statement was recorded:
<blockquote>All of the members of this congregation with the exception of two who were financially unaleunable, have contributed to the building fund of the Temple. It is hoped that a mortgage will not become necessary in spite of the [[Great Depression|financial crisis]] from which the whole country (and the world at large) is suffering, as one of the disastrous after-effects of the [[World War I|World War]]. May future generations achieve the wisdom and the courage necessary to avoid this horrible crime: WAR. May they live in harmony and peace!</blockquote>
A Religious School with nine classrooms was added in [[1960]].