Austrian Chancellor Leopold Figl was among the 1,000 guests who attended the Vienna Jewish Community Council’s celebration of the fourth anniversary of Israel Independence Day here last night. Israel consul Arieh Eshel told the audience that “Israel’s doors will always be open to all Jews.”
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