The 60s
The synagogue was the venue for a variety of social functions. When it was not being used for services, the bima was partly curtained off and could then serve as a stage. The invitation below, kindly provided by the Archives of the AJHS (NSW), is an example of one such function.
Application to subsidise the building of a new block of classrooms. This seems to be the first draft as it is neither dated nor addressed. It was probably composed sometime between 1967 and 1969.