Four Jews were invited to the reception today for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip at the opening of Parliament. They were Israel Ambassador Arthur Lourie, Sen. David Croll, Leon Crestohl, MP, and Sam Berger, controller of the city of Ottawa.
Ambassador Lourie will participate in five different welcoming ceremonies for the royal couple. Hyman Soloway, president of the Ottawa Jewish Community Council, will be a member of the official party when the Queen officiates at the opening here of a new super-highway.
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