Miss Henrietta Szold, veteran American Zionist leader, was today named an honorary citizen of this all-Jewish city, marking the first time in the city’s history that such an honor has been conferred upon a woman. Miss Szold’s seventy-fifth birthday, which falls on Dec. 21, will be celebrated by Zionist organizations throughout the world.
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