The establishment of Israel was marked here last night at a monster demonstration attended by more than 30,000 persons. Berl Locker, Marc Yarblum and Maurice Fischer, newly-appointed Israeli representative to France, were among the speakers. A message of felicitations and support for the Israeli Government was sent to Tel Aviv today by the Jewish Consistory of France.
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