Special Thanksgiving Services will be held on Thursday at 11 o’clock at the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue.
Rabbi Joseph H. Lookstein of the Congregation Kehilleh Jeshurun will preach the sermon.
Similar services have been held at the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue every Thanksgiving since the time of George Washington.
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