More than 400 persons paid tribute last night to Dr. David de Sola Pool, rabbi emeritus of Congregation Shearith Israel–the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue–in honor of the rabbi’s 80th birthday. Dr. de Sola Pool retired from the active leadership of the 311-year-old synagogue in 1957, after serving as the congregation’s spiritual leader for 50 years. Sharing the honors with the rabbi was his wife, Mrs. Tamar de Sola Pool.
Rabbi and Mrs. de Sola Pool interrupted a vacation in Israel to come here for the celebration–which took place at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel–although his actual 80th birthday will not take place until May 16. They are now at work together on a book.
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