Ruth Lewinson is today the first woman officer of an important bar association by virtue of election to the treasurership of the New York County Lawyers’ Association. The late Benno Lewinson, her father, held the position for years.
Bernard S. Deutsch, president of the Board of Aldermen, was reelected vice-president.
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