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Photograph caption dated August 22, 1964 reads, "Members of the Valley branch of the Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aged prepare for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which begins at sundown, Sept. 6. Rehearsing the traditional Orthodox ceremonies, are from left, Jacob Gitlin, 82, who blows the Shofar, or ram's horn, and Eugene Nelso, 86, who holds the sacred Torah. The period ends Sept. 16."
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1 photographic print :b&w 26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aged (Los Angeles, Calif.) Men--California--Los Angeles Torah scrolls--California--Los Angeles Synagogues--California--Los Angeles Shofar--California--Los Angeles Rosh ha-Shanah High Holidays Reseda (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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