(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Membership in the Legion of Honor was conferred upon Louis Oungre, president of the Jewish Colonization Association, (Ica) by the French government.
This distinction was conferred upon M. Oungre in connection with the activities of the Jewish Colonization Association and the Joint Reconstruction Foundation of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and the Ica, for the benefit of the stranded Jewish refugees.
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