The Ohel Rachel Synagogue in Shanghai plans to hold its first Rosh Hashanah service in 47 years. The synagogue serves some 200 businessmen, diplomats and journalists who reside in Shanghai. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright were among those attending a ceremony marking the restoration of the synagogue in June 1998.
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