A humorous playlet in nine scenes describing Esther’s victory over Haman was the feature of a Purim celebration held Sunday morning at the Free Synagogue, 40 West 68th street. The playlet was part of a program arranged by the Sunday school of the Free Synagogue.
Jacob Wassermann’s book, My life as German and Jew, was presented to fourteen-year-old James Mantinband as a prize for the best essay of the school on the noted novelist. The book was autographed by Rabbi Stenhen S. Wise.
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