Hart Blumenthal, retired merchant, Jewish leader, bibliophile and owner of an outstanding collection of Lincolniana, died yesterday at the age of 81 after an illness of several weeks. He was honorary president of Knesseth Israel Congregation, chairman of the finance committee of the National Farm School and had also served on the board of the Jewish Publication Society of America.
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