Simcha Pratt today assumed his post of Israel Consul General in New York. He has served as Israel Consul General in Chicago since 1953, with consular jurisdiction in 17 states in the Middle West.
Mr. Pratt was born in Rovno, Russia, in 1912 and moved to Palestine in 1926. He received his education at the University of Basle, later at the University of London where he obtained a law degree in 1934 and was called to the British bar. He practiced law in Tel Aviv until 1953 when he joined the Israel Foreign Service.
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