6th Siyum
The 6th Siyum HaShas was celebrated in many venues in Israel. The largest gatherings were at Jerusalem's International Convention Center on 29 January 1968 (28 Tevet 5727), the Wagschal Hall in Bnei Brak, and the Culture Palace in Tel Aviv (home of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra) on 30 January 1968. At the Tel Aviv event, the choirs of Ger, Vizhnitz, Modzhitz, and Chabad, together with a Sephardi boys choir and a Haredi Yerushalmi choir, performed between speeches.
In London, the Agudath Israel of Britain organized a Siyum HaShas at the Town Hall in Stamford Hill, attended by groups from Manchester, Gateshead, and Sunderland, and Agudath Israel leaders from Europe.
The largest Siyum HaShas to date in the United States took place on 28 January 1968 at the Bais Yaakov of Boro Park with 300 people in attendance. Other Siyums were held in Washington Heights, The Bronx, Manhattan’s West Side, and Bensonhurst; Baltimore; Boston; Chicago; and Los Angeles.
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