Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhardt made their first visit to a Sukkah Sunday. The Sukkah was that of the 283-year-old Sephardic Synagogue of Amsterdam. They visited the Sukkah after attending special religious services in their honor.
Dr. Rodriques Pareira, president of the congregation, reported that after three years of work, restoration of the oldest Jewish House of Worship in Western Europe has been completed. The congregation now numbers 800 persons, compared with the 5,000 members of the pre-World War II period.
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