Shabbos Be-Shalach, January 27, marked the end of sixty eventful years of progress for the Ohab Zedek, 118 West 95th Street.
Special religious services yesterday and an entertainment tonight signalize the anniversary as a memorable date in the annals of New York Jewry.
Rabbi William Margolis, youthful head of the congregation, preaching an anniversary sermon at the Synagogue, inaugurated the celebration yesterday. It ends tonight with a banquet at the Hotel Astor which will be attended by civic and national leaders, as well as those connected with the Synagogue.
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