
Prince William attended the Jewish Care’s 25th anniversary dinner on Thursday night. Photo: Twitter.
Britain’s Prince William applauded British Jews in London on Thursday night for staying unified amid threats against the Jewish community, while making his first speaking engagement at a Jewish event, the Jewish News Online reported.
“During a year when many in the Jewish community have had cause to feel under threat, for no reason other than simply the fact of your Jewishness, your unity is all the more precious,” he said at the Jewish Care’s 25th anniversary dinner at Alexandra Palace. “Your commitment and loyalty to one another, and to society more widely, is ultimately what keeps you strong.”
Addressing more than 1,400 people at the event, the Duke of Cambridge said British Jews deserve “particular praise” for caring for one another and their generosity throughout history. He added, “The results of your commitment to one another within the Jewish community are obvious — the real and loving care that thousands of elderly and vulnerable people receive, among the many works that you carry out.”
Prince William also paid tribute to Jewish Care as a leader in providing health and social care services, especially in relation to dementia, to members of the Jewish community in and around London. The organization has a Holocaust Survivors Center that Prince William said serves as “a second home” to Holocaust survivors liberated 70 years ago. The royal then showed off his Hebrew skills by wishing the organization “mazal tov” on its 25th anniversary.
“All of you in this room, in some way, play your part in making all this happen through this outstanding organization,” he said. “Through your generosity and commitment, I am sure Jewish Care will continue to thrive and grow for the next 25 years.”
Prince William’s address on Thursday night marked his first speech at a Jewish community event. His late mother, Princess Diana, and father Prince Charles supported the cause when they attended a similar dinner in 1984, the Daily Mail reported.
Source:: The Algemeiner