Dr. Robert Vandenbergh, an Amsterdam Jewish alderman, was today elected to the lower chamber of the Dutch Parliament as a Labor Party deputy. He is the fourth member of Parliament of Jewish origin, serving along with two Socialists and one Communist. The Dutch Senate, the upper chamber, has two Jewish members, both Socialists.
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