Dr. A. J. Kook, Chief Rabbi, dispatched a cablegram to King George, expressing Palestine Jewry’s wishes for his recovery.
Rabbi Jacob Meir held prayers at the Wailing Wall for the King’s health. Prayers were also said in the Sep-
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