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Parish theatre play of the West New York Syriac Orthodox community, 1935

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Parish theatre play of the West New York Syriac Orthodox community, 1935

Place: West New York
Date: 1935

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A large cast of men, women and children in costume, some in Middle Eastern dress, pose on a stage hung with American flag bunting. The archive describes them as members of the Syriac Orthodox community of the Virgin Mary Church in West New York, New Jersey, taking part in a theatrical play in 1935.

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