A 20-ton fishing boat was turned over to the Israel Minister to Sweden, Dr. Abraham Nissan, at a ceremony here. The vessel was a New Year’s gift to Israel from Clas Groschinsky, Swedish Jewish shipbuilder, made through the United Israel Appeal.
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