For the first time in the history of Canada the bells of the Canadian Parliament rang out Hatikveh, the Zionist hymn, when the fiftieth birthday of Mrs. A. J. Freiman, president of the Hadassah organization in Canada, was celebrated at the Chateau Garcia Hotel here.
More than 1,200 prominent Jews and non-Jews participated in the celebration. The Governor General of Canada was among those who greeted Mrs. Freiman.
The Hadassah Chapters in Canada presented Mrs. Freiman with a check of $50,000 for the extension of Zionist work in Palestine.
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