[Released October 9, 1932. Dated October 6, 1932]
I SEND HEARTY congratulations to the congregation of the One Hundred and Sixteenth Street Synagogue upon their celebration of the 25th anniversary of its founding, and every good wish for success in continued helpfulness in the field of spiritual inspiration which has always been a major contribution of the Jewish race to the world.
[Morris Engelman, Secretary, Silver Jubilee Committee, The One Hundred and Sixteenth Street Synagogue, 18-22 West 116th St., New York City ]
Note: The message was read during a silver jubilee program at the synagogue.
Herbert Hoover, Message to the 116th Street Synagogue in New York City. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/207813