The Jewish National Fund has planted a 1000-tree grove in honor of the outgoing Venezuelan Ambassador to Israel, Napoleon Gimenez, who is winding up a 10-year tour of duty in Jerusalem. The grove, donated by the Shemver family of Jerusalem, is near the moshav of Messilat Zion in the Jerusalem corridor.
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