Premier Benito Mussolini today granted an audience to Prof. David Diringer, noted Jewish philologist, and accepted a copy of his latest book, “The Alphabet in the History of Civilization.” Dr. Diringer, a native of Poland, was granted Italian citizenship in recognition of his scholastic works.
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