Elias Sourasky, a prominent Jewish banker and philanthropist, was honored here by Dr. Guillermo Soberon Acevedo, rector of Mexico’s National University, on his 80th birthday last week and in gratitude for his work in establishing many important educational and cultural awards for Mexican writers, artists and scientists. Sourasky was born in Bialystok and settled in Mexico some 60 years ago.
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