As a token of appreciation for the humane action of the Kings, governments and peoples of Denmark and Sweden in aiding the Jews of Denmark to find a sanctuary of safety in Sweden when they were threatened with annihilation by the Germans, B’nai B’rith, through its National Hillel Commission, has established permanent inter-faith student fellowships in the name of King Christian of Denmark at the University of Wisconsin and in the name of King Gustaf of Sweden at the University of Minnesota, it was announced here today by Henry Monsky, president.
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