President Urho Kekkonen, Foreign Minister Merikoski, the Bishop and Lord Mayor of Helsinki, senior Government officials, members of the diplomatic corps and other dignitaries were among those present at memorial services for the late President Izhak Ben-Zvi of Israel here yesterday. The services, which were held in Helsinki’s Great Synagogue, were organized by the city’s Jewish community.
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