For the first time in almost half a century a Jew has been given a post which carries with it a place in the Dutch Cabinet. He is Dr. Raymond Pos who, as representative of Surinam at The Hague, has been made a member of the Cabinet with special responsibility for the affairs of the Dutch West Indies.
For the first time in its history, the University at Utrecht will confer an honorary medical degree upon a layman when it so honors Saal van Zwaeneberg, well known Jewish industrialist and philanthropist, at a special ceremony March 25. The University will honor Mr. Zwaeneberg for the services rendered by his vast industrial organization which tests and manufactures drugs for worldwide distribution.
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