Dr. Henry Pereira Mendes, Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation Shearith Israel, will celebrate the diamond jubilee of his ministry this afternoon in the Community Center of the congregation at 100 Central Park West. The ceremony will be under the auspices of the Jewish Board of Ministers, which is devoting its May meeting to the occasion.
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