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Article: 2007 President Meeting held in Amsterdam, celebrates WFDB's diamond anniversary.
- Article from:
- Israel Diamonds
- Article date:
- August 1, 2007
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Amsterdam has long held a central place in diamond industry lore. For not only was it one of the traditional centers of the business in Western Europe, dating back to the 16th century, when William of Orange passed an edict that provided religious minorities, including Jews, to follow their chosen professions, but it also was home to the first diamond exchange, the Central Diamant Handelsbond, which was established in 1881 and was the first diamond club to set out formal rules and to feature a weighing station and a spacious and well-lit trading floor.
Today, the Amsterdam diamond community is but a mere shadow of its former self, but between June 24 and June 26 ...