Funeral services were held here today for Juliette Stern, former president of WIZO of France, who died at the age of 70.
Walter Eytan, the Israel Ambassador to France, lauded the late Zionist leader who was a member of the WIZO world executive and former vice-president of the Zionist Organization of France. The envoy said her exemplary devotion to Israel, and Zionism, particularly to Jewish children, would remain a lasting source of inspiration.
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