Article: Sec. Norton Announces Grants to Rhode Island's Touro Foundation, N.Y.'s Eldridge Street Project and Texas' Mission Concepcion

NEWPORT, R.I., Nov. 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Interior Secretary Gale A. Norton announced today that the Touro Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the Touro Synagogue, will receive a $375,000 grant under the Save America's Treasures program. The Touro is the nation's oldest synagogue. Save America's Treasures grants are used to preserve the legacy of historic landmarks. Secretary Norton made the announcement at the Touro Synagogue with Foundation leaders and Rhode Island officials.

"The Touro is the nation's oldest standing synagogue and continues to be a place of inspiration, while encouraging people of all backgrounds to learn about the important role Jewish ...

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