The Belgian Zionist Federation addressed a message of greeting here to Queen Elizabeth, the Belgian Queen Mother, on the occasion of her 80th birthday. The Federation expressed its gratitude for the assistance she rendered the Jews during the period of the Nazi persecution. The statement added that Jews throughout the world would always remember the sympathy shown by the Queen and all the Royal Family for the Zionist cause.
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