President Rafael L. Trujiill, today named David J. Schweitzer, a member of the Board of Directors of the Dominican Republic Settlement Association, honorary Consul of the Dominican Republic in the United States. Mr. Schweitzer, who for more than two years supervised the colonisation of Jewish refugees in the Dominican Republic, left last week for New York.
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.
