In order to become a member of this city’s Rotary Club it is necessary for three senior club members to sign a letter of recommendation for the applicant. In this case, the applicant was Ephraim Dowek, the Consul General of Israel in Rio de Janeiro. Dowek had no trouble becoming a member after three long-standing and very important members of the club signed the letter of recommendation. The three were Shafik Hadad, Elias Nassif and Cesario Felfeli, all Arabs of Lebanese descent.
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