Premier Shimon Peres, warmly congratulated by both Labor and Likud members of the unity Cabinet Sunday on the success of his visit to France, informed the Orthodox ministers in particular that during this three-day stay in Paris, all meals were kosher, including his lunch with President Francois Mitterrand — the first time kosher food was served in the Elysee Palace. He also said that on Friday night he walked for nearly a half hour for a visit with Simone Signoret, the French film actress who is Jewish.
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