A wood named for Sir Barnett Janner, member of the British Parliament and president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, was dedicated today near Aminadav in the Jerusalem Hills in the presence of Sir Barnett and other members of a delegation of Anglo-Jewish leaders currently on a study tour of Israel.
Planted within the Bar Kochba Forest, the Janner Wood was sponsored by the Jewish National Fund in tribute to Sir Barnett’s dedication to the Fund and on the occasion of his 70th birthday. It was made possible by contributions from British organizations and individual donors.
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