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So. African Member of Christian Sect Bequeathes His Estate to Israel

August 11, 1960
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A South African member of the Christadelphians, a Christian sect which believes that the Jewish people’s return to Israel heralds the coming of the millennium, has bequeathed his entire estate, valued at 10,000 pounds ($28,000) to the Jewish National Fund, Israel’s land reclamation fund, it was reported here today.

The bequest was made by the late James Bell Christian of Natal province, who declared in his will that the money would be used “for furthering the ideals which form part of the Divine Plan and which are embodied in the people of Israel.” Members of the Christadelphian sect participate in Zionist enterprises in many countries.

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