Funeral services for Dr. Abraham J. Rongy, eminent gynecologist who was long active in Jewish affairs who died last night at the age of 71 in Mount Sinai Hospital, will be held here tomorrow.
Dr. Rongy, who was born in Lithuania and came to this country at the age of 15, was one of 23 American Jews chosen in 1927 to attend an international conference in Geneva on the rights of Jews in Rumania, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland and other East European countries. He was active in numerous Jewish organizations.
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