Statement

HRH CROWN PRINCE ALEKSANDAR II GREETED THE CELEBRATION OF YOM KIPPUR TO THE MEMBERS OF JEWISH COMMUNITY IN YUGOSLAVIA

Belgrade, 13 September 2002 – On the occasion of the great holiday of Yom Kippur, HRH Crown Prince Aleksandar II sent his warmest greetings to the members of Jewish community, wishing them to spend these days in peace, love and well being of their prayers, through the Supreme Rabi of Yugoslavia Mr. Isak Asiel and the presidents of Jewish municipalities.

“Please be the interpreters to your communities of our hopes that the light of repentance will shine upon the era of universal reconciliation and bring shelter to the homeless, peace to the warring parties, holiness of home to the exiled, and the word of God to those who are fed up with intolerance.

My family and the entire Royal House join you in your prayers”, said in his greeting to Mr. Asiel and the presidents of Jewish municipalities Crown Prince Aleksandar II.

Their Royal Highnesses went to the Health Center afterwards where they delivered a neonatal incubator “Medicina TS” (€ 4,500) to the director Dr. Radovan Markov.

Princess Katherine said that children are our most valuable possession, so it is our commitment to see that our maternity wards have all the necessary equipment.

Mr. Zivojin Djordjevic, owner and director of the company Fresh &Co. from Subotica was also present during the delivery of donation. As one of the donors in great humanitarian action of the Foundation of HRH Crown Princess Katherine, he expressed his wish that this donation goes to Subotica Health Center.

Within the program of delivering humanitarian aid to the health institutions in our country during June, July, August and September, HRH Crown Princess Katherine delivered donations to the health centers in Kosovska Mitrovica, Gracanica, Kotor, Kraljevo, Becej, Kikinda, Kragujevac, Sabac, Valjevo, Loznica, Vranje, Surdulica, Clinical Center in Belgrade and many other hospitals in Belgrade.

The value of donations so far is about € 450,000.