Chief Rabbi Tobias Tal today represented the Dutch Jewish community at the coronation ceremony of Queen Juliana, who succeeds to the Netherlands throne following the abdication of her mother, Wilhelmina.
Other prominent leaders of the Jewish community participated in various ceremonies with representatives of other faiths and cultural groups as well as the armed force. They also joined in the final procession with representatives of all groups in the country.
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