The French division of the Red Mogen David today turned over three ambulances to representatives of the Israeli Army. The vehicles were purchased with funds raised in France.
Abraham Goldberg, Israeli consul-general designate, pointed cut during the presentation ceremony that in 1943 and 1944, the Palestine Red Mogen David contributed ambulances to the Allied armies in Europe.
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