Leon Koslowski, newly appointed premier of Poland, has named Henry Reissman, former vice minister of finances, to the post of minister of commerce and industry.
Reissman, a converted Jew, who has never been connected with Jewish affairs, is the first Jewish-born cabinet minister in the history of Poland. He has on several occasions been charged with various commissions by the governments.
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