Moshe Kol, director of the Youth Aliyah department of the Jewish Agency, paid tribute yesterday to the “Christian humanity of the people of Norway and France for their rescue of orphaned Jewish children.”
Addressing a news conference, Mr. Kol declared that “hundreds of devout Christians in Norway have taken in waifs from North Africa and European DP camps, no matter what their physical condition.” The cost to the Norwegians in preparing shelters for the youngsters has already reached $250,000 while the maintenance costs are $150,000 annually, he added.
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