– World Jewish Congress mourns passing of French politician and Holocaust survivor Simone Veil

2017. július 6 04:48

– World Jewish Congress mourns passing of French politician and Holocaust survivor Simone Veil

 

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Small blog simone World Jewish Congress mourns passing of French politician and Holocaust survivor Simone VeilWJC President Lauder: “The World Jewish Congress stands with President Emmanuel Macron, the French Jewish community, and the French people as a whole today as they mourn the passing of Simone Veil, an imitable activist who worked tirelessly to defend the values of life and liberty on behalf of European society.”
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