Mayor Shlomo Lahat of Tel Aviv, who is due to arrive here tomorrow for a week-long visit in the city, will have a prominent part in the city’s St. Patrick’s Day activities Monday. Lahat, whose visit here is under the auspices of the United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies Joint Campaign of New York, will be a guest on the reviewing stand at the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
Earlier in the day he will be inducted into the “Loyal Yiddish Sons’ of Erin” during a prepared gathering at the “New York Experience” Theater in Rockefeller Center. Monday evening, Lahat will join Mayor Edward Koch at a dinner in the Pierre Hotel formally launching Project Renewal. Lahat will appear on behalf of Project Renewal in several communities outside the New York metropolitan area during his visit.
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