A central Jewish representative body has been established to coordinate self-defense against growing economic and social discrimination. A meeting called by the Council of Jewish Organizations elected a provisional committee, instructing it to contact other Jewish communities in Belgium with a view to creating a united representative organization of Jews in Belgium.
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