A memorandum of thanks to the English people and in particular to Sir John Simon, British Foreign Minister, for his valiant stand in behalf of the German Jews during the recent debate in Parliament on the German-Jewish question, was tendered Sir John here by Dr. Isaias Raphalovitch, Grand Rabbi of Brazil, representing Brazilian Jewry.
A similar memorandum was sent Sir John by the Uruguay Committee for German Refugees.
Sir John is here as the guest of the Government of Brazil.
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