Dr. Heinz Galinski, chairman of the West Berlin Jewish community, who has completed 15 years in that post, was honored here today with the award of West Berlin’s Great Federal Distinguished Service Cross. The medal was bestowed on Dr. Galinski by Prof. Werner Stein, Senator for Art and Science. The West Berlin Jewish community now includes 6,000 members.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
