Sir Neville Noel Ashenheim (18 December 1900 – 1 September 1984) was a Jamaican businessman, lawyer, politician, and served as the first Jamaican Ambassador to the United States. [1] He received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II on 1 January 1963. [2] Ashenheim served his post as ambassador until March 1967 [3] He was the great-grandson of Lewis Ashenheim, who coedited The First Fruits of the West, the first Jewish periodical in the West Indies. [4] Neville himself was a Jew. [5]
References
- ^ Foer, Paul (9 November 2012). "Jewish Jamaica, Then and Now". The Algemeiner. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "SIXTH SUPPLEMENT TO The London Gazette of Friday, 28th December 1962" (PDF). The London Gazette. 28 December 1962.
- ^ Jamaica 1967 jamaicaobserver.com [ dead link]
- ^ Ornish, Natalie (1 September 2011). Pioneer Jewish Texans. Texas A&M University Press. p. 300. ISBN 9781603444330.
- ^ Thompson, Ralph; Lennard, John (1 January 2009). View from Mount Diablo: An Annotated Edition. Humanities-Ebooks. p. 118. ISBN 9781847600936.
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Sir Neville Noel Ashenheim (18 December 1900 – 1 September 1984) was a Jamaican businessman, lawyer, politician, and served as the first Jamaican Ambassador to the United States. [1] He received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II on 1 January 1963. [2] Ashenheim served his post as ambassador until March 1967 [3] He was the great-grandson of Lewis Ashenheim, who coedited The First Fruits of the West, the first Jewish periodical in the West Indies. [4] Neville himself was a Jew. [5]
References
- ^ Foer, Paul (9 November 2012). "Jewish Jamaica, Then and Now". The Algemeiner. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "SIXTH SUPPLEMENT TO The London Gazette of Friday, 28th December 1962" (PDF). The London Gazette. 28 December 1962.
- ^ Jamaica 1967 jamaicaobserver.com [ dead link]
- ^ Ornish, Natalie (1 September 2011). Pioneer Jewish Texans. Texas A&M University Press. p. 300. ISBN 9781603444330.
- ^ Thompson, Ralph; Lennard, John (1 January 2009). View from Mount Diablo: An Annotated Edition. Humanities-Ebooks. p. 118. ISBN 9781847600936.
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