Memorial services for President Chaim Weizmann of Israel, arranged by the Israel Ambassador, Abba Eban, were held here yesterday at the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue. The services were attended by numerous members of the United Nations delegations, members of the U.N. Secretariat General, and leaders of major Jewish organizations. Ambassador Eban delivered the eulogy. Rabbis David de Sola Pool and Louis Gerstein recited the prayers.
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