The William H. Armhold, Rabbi Emeritus of the Keneseth Israel Temple, Philadelphia, and close friend of the later Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf, is seriously ill at his home here.
Dr. Armhold, age 96, claims distinction as being one of the oldest members of his race in the country. He has suffered a gradual decline in health and although his condition remained unchanged last night it is understood physicians hold out little hope for his recovery.
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