A loyal address in the name of the Jews of the British Empire was presented to King George VI at Buckingham Palace this morning by a delegation representing the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Anglo-Jewish Association.
Concluding a formal and colorful ceremony, the monarch voiced the thanks of himself and Queen Elizabeth and his “great satisfaction to receive this beautiful address assuring me of the loyalty and devotion of my Jewish subjects throughout the world.”
The delegation included Dr. Joseph H. Hertz, chief rabbi of Great Britain; Neville Laski, president of the Board of Deputies; Leonard G. Montefiore, president of the association; Lionel Rothschild, Sir Osmond d’Avigdor Goldsmid, Lionel Cohen, Gerald E. Beddington, Gordon Liverman, Lady Spielman, Leonard Stein, Sir Isadore Salmon, A. S. Diamond and A.G. Brotman.
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