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If I recall, Rabbi Balfour Brickner was turned down for a position at Temple Emanuel before he muscled his way into SWFS. Mom has the real dirt... He hadn't been on a pulpit for decades, and didn't stay on this one very long, nor another after... Politics of Authors. Mrphilip ( talk) 06:59, 26 May 2018 (UTC) reply

I don't know who wrote this original article, but I would have included SWFS' wonderful work in the mid 80's in response to AIDS in NYC. The congregation did the same homecare as GMHC was doing. Mrphilip ( talk) 07:01, 26 May 2018 (UTC) reply