Wife of President of Brazil Honored by Jewish Hospital in Sao Paulo

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December 16, 1959

SAO PAULO, Brazil (Dec. 15)

Mrs. Sara Kubitschek, wife of the President of Brazil, was presented with a gold medallion by the Albert Einstein Hospital Society at ceremonies here marking the groundbreaking of a new building for the Jewish hospital. The Brazilian First Lady flew to Sao Paulo to take part in the ceremony.

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