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Jews in Belgium Mourn Death of Cardinal Who Protected Them from Nazis

August 29, 1961
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Jews here today mourned the death of Jozef Cardinal van Roey, one of the leading Catholic prelates, known for the aid and protection he gave to Belgian Jews against Nazi persecutions during World War II. He died here at the age of 87.

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