Four Jews were honored in the Queen’s New Years Honors List released yesterday. Most prominent among them was Basil Henriques, who received a knighthood in recognition of his services in behalf of youth.
Other Jews on the list included two new Commanders of the Order of the British Empire: L. F. Salzman, a historian, and M. W. Goldblatt, director of research laboratories. E. J. Hayim, described as a “British subject lately resident in China” was made a Commander of the British Empire in the portion of the list assigned to Foreign Office personnel.
The 64-year-old Henriques, who is a member of a famed Sephardic family in Britain, is a founder and warden of the Bernard Baron St. Georges Jewish Settlement, which provides leisure time and other activities for young people in London’s East End. He is a magistrate and a member of the Home Office Consultative Committee on Juvenile Courts.
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