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MAR 28 1962, MAR 31 1962 Now Girls Have Bas Mitzvah Ceremony For centuries, the Jewish youth who reached the age of 13 also reached the age of religious maturity. He then became a Son of the Commandment in a Bar Mitzvah ceremony. In recent years, the custom has been extended to include girls of the faith Bas Mitzvah ceremony for five 13-year-olds who had completed a year of religious training was held Friday by Beth Joseph Congregation. The girls are, left to right Wendy Mendelsberg, Bobette Goldberg, Adrienne Golden, Rachelle Fox, Bonnie Zaler Mrs. Alex Kaminetsky was director of their training in "Basic Beliefs of Judaism" Credit: Denver Post (Denver Post via Getty Images)