The New Year’s honors list comains the names of three Jews upon whom knighthood was conferred.
The honor was conferred upon Albert Levy of London for his public benefactions; the Hon. Daniel Levy, speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales, former editor of the “Australian Hebrew” magazine; and Menasseh Meyer, leader of the Jewish community in the Straits Seulements.
Albert Levy is treasurer of the Royal Free Hospital Recently he contributed $250,000 to a fund for rebuilding the hospital’s maternity department and for research into causes of maternal mortality and invalidity.
The new department is to be named for the Queen by her consent.
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