Laying of the cornerstone for the Habimah Theatre, the first and only Hebrew theatre in the world, will take place June 10, it was announced today.
Sir Arthur Wauchope, High Commissioner of Palestine, will officiate at the ceremony. Funds for the building were raised in Palestine by special contributions.
On the occasion of the seventieth birthday of King George of England, a park named after him was inaugurated today in Ramath###Gan, a suburb of Tel Aviv.
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