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80th Birthday of First Jewish Woman to Become Minister Observed

December 22, 1953
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A special service was held here yesterday to mark the 80th birthday of Lily Montagu, president of the Union of Liberal and Progressive Synagogues and the first Jewish woman to become a minister. Miss Montagu, who still officiates as a minister, was one of the first women in Britain to become a magistrate and served in the London Juvenile Court.

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