Municipal authorities in Plonsk, Poland, this week awarded prizes in an essay competition honoring the memory of Israeli founding father David Ben-Gurion, who was born in the small town north of Warsaw. The Israeli and U.S. ambassadors to Poland were among those taking part in the ceremony, which was the centerpiece of a week of Jewish-themed lectures, concerts and other events.
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