The Bolivian Government today conferred upon Rabbi Gunter Friedlander, spiritual leader of the Bolivian Jewish community, the Order of Condor de los Andes, the country’s highest national award, for the role which Rabbi Fried-lander played in securing the recent technical cooperation and cultural exchange agreement between Bolivia and Israel. Rabbi Friedlander is the first Jew ever to have been honored with Bolivia’s highest order.
At ceremonies held in the Salon de Honor of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs George Escobari lauded Rabbi Friedlander for his “fervent affection to this country which received him” and praised his achievements in strengthening “the bonds of friendship between his people and ours.”
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