The Zionist Federation of Belgium held a farewell ceremony here for the members of the Jewish Brigade who are leaving shortly for Palestine where they will be demobilized.
Earlier Brigadier Ernest F. Benjamin, commander of the Brigade, accompanied by his staff officers laid a wreath of blue and white flowers on the tomb of Belgium’s Unknown Soldier. They also laid similar wreaths on the graves of Jewish heroes of the resistance movement.
At a mass meeting in the evening at the Palais des Beaux Arts, largest hall in Brussels, the Brigade was acclaimed by various prominent speakers including Defense Minister Gen. J. Severin, and Brigadier Benjamin was presented with a certificate indicating that 1,500 trees would be planted in Palestine in his name. Benjamin thanked the Belgian Government and people and the Jews for their hospitality to the members of the Brigade. The Brigade has announced that it will inscribe former Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the J.N.F. Golden Book in appreciation of his efforts to secure the creation of the Jewish Brigade.
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