The Order of Prince Gedimin was conferred by the President of Lithuania upon Samson Rosenbaum, former Minister for Jewish Affairs in the Lithuanian cabinet and now Lithuanian Consul at Tel Aviv. The honor was conferred upon Mr. Rosenbaum on the occasion of the celebration of his seventieth birthday.
Mr. Rosenbaum also received numerous greetings, including a message from the Lithuanian Premier, Waldemaras, wishing him long life for his work in Palestine and asking him “not to forget his second fatherland, Lithuania.”
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