Diane Hurley succeeds Andrew Teitz as chair of Touro Synagogue Foundation

Touro officers are, left to right, Rita Slom, secretary; outgoing Chair Andrew Teitz; newly elected Chair Diane Hurley and Michael Pimental, treasurer.

Newport, R.I. – The Touro Synagogue Foundation, a nonprofit, nonsectarian organization dedicated to maintaining and preserving Touro Synagogue, the colonial Jewish cemetery, Patriots Park and promoting and teaching religious diversity, colonial Jewish history and the history of Touro Synagogue, held its annual meeting on Aug. 17, just prior to the annual reading of the George Washington letter.

At the meeting, the foundation voted to elect Diane Hurley, chair; David Brodsky, first vice chair; Bernard Gewirz, vice chair; M. Bernard Aidinoff, vice chair; Rita Slom, secretary; and Michael Pimental, treasurer. Outgoing Chair Andrew M. Teitz stepped down after several years of service.

Touro Synagogue is the oldest continuously operating synagogue in America, and is recognized as a National Historic Site and a beacon of religious freedom for all Americans. The Touro Synagogue Foundation operates public programs in partnership with the National Park Service, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and is a project of Save America’s Treasures.