pire,” Sir Fredrick declared. He praised the Jewish soldiers who fought in the British Army during the war and recalled the military genius displayed by Sir John Monash, Jewish commander-in-chief of the Australian Expeditionary Force.
After the ceremony at the Cenotaph, the Jewish veterans marched to Albert Hall, where the meeting was addressed by Neville Laski, president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, Chief Rabbi Joseph H. Hertz and Lord Melchett.
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