Memorials and tributes to Lord Balfour from the Bucharest Jewish community took a number of forms, varying from speeches in the Roumanian parliament to appeals to give the name of Balfour to new-born children. In Parliament, Ciceo Popp, the president, Minister of Foreign Affairs G. G. Mironescu and Senator Myer Ebner, on behalf of the Jewish Deputies Club all lauded Lord Balfour.
Chief Rabbi Niemerower, for the Roumanian Jewish community, paid tribute to Lord Balfour, calling him a “Biblical figure who will remain eternally in the memory of the Jewish people.” This week was declared one of mourning at a meeting of the Zionist Organization under the chairmanship of its president, A. Bernhardt. Flags on all Jewish institutions are flying at half mast and messages of condolence have been sent by Zionists to Lord Balfour’s family and the British government.
Special memorial services will be held March 30 and in all Jewish schools memorial addresses will be given by the teachers.
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