A number of Jews in leading positions in the British Commonwealth were among the Britons listed in the Queen’s New Years Honors List. Among them were:
Sir Abraham Jeremy Raisman, named a Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George; Sir Roy Wilenski, Prime Minister of the Central African Federation, who was named a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, and Lord Mancroft, Minister without portfolio, who was named a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Also, Dr Michael Gelfand was named a Knight Commander OBE for services to the Central African Federation; Peter Goldman, director of the Conservative political center in London, was named Knight Commander OBE for political services; Dr. Isadore Rowland Rosin of Salisbury, Northern Rhodesia, was named to the Order of the British Empire, as was Herman Weinberg, who is a member of the Board of Customs and Excises. Lazarus Aaronson, member of the faculty of London College, and Geoffrey Finsberg were made Members of the British Empire.
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