Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science has conferred an honorary fellowship on Senator Herbert H. Lehman, it was announced here today by Dewey D. Stone, chairman of the board of directors of the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute.
In its citation, the Institute’s executive council stated that the award was being made to Senator Lehman “in recognition of his unmatched public service of over 60 years, his dedication to humanitarian causes and human rights, his unblemished and resplendent integrity, his unwavering devotion to the high principles and ethical values of Judaism, his valiant and unremitting friendship for the State of Israel, and his fruitful support of the Weizmann Institute.”
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