First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton was scheduled to visit a synagogue in Shanghai on Wednesday. New York Rabbi Arthur Schneier plans to present the Ohel Rachel Synagogue, recently restored by the Chinese government, with a Torah during the first lady’s visit.
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