David Susskind honorary citizen of the City of Brussels

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The ceremony at the City Hall of Brussels was part of the festivities surrounding the 50th anniversary of the Jewish Lay Center (CCLJ). David Susskind was born in Antwerp in 1925. He is the founder of:

• the Jewish Lay Center in Belgium
• the association 'Israel-Palestine' for the creation of a Palestinian State
• Council for just peace in the Middle East
• the Coordination Committee of Jewish Organizations in Belgium (CCOJB)

Conferences for peace

Susskind was also the initiator of many world conferences for peace, including "Brussels I" and "Brussels II". In 1988 he organized the conference "Give Peace a Chance". The conference gathered some important Arab, Palestinian and Israeli people for the first time around the same table. Currently Susskind is president of the foundation of Judaism in Belgium. Previously he got the rank of Commander of the Order of Leopold II.