The Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik Forest honoring the Boston leader of Orthodox Jewry, was dedicated today at Betar, near here, in the presence of religious leaders from all parts of Israel and delegates to the convention of the Rabbinical Council of America, currently holding sessions in Jerusalem. Jacob Taur, world chairman of the Jewish National Fund, presided at the ceremonies.
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