Bentwich, Norman, 1883-1971
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Norman de Mattos Bentwich (1883-1971)
Son of Herbert Bentwich. Educated St. Paul’s School and Trinity College, Cambridge. Called to the Bar, 1908. Served Ministry of Justice, Cairo, 1912-1915; Major, Camel transport, 1916-1918; Attorney-General, Government of Palestine, 1920-1931; Professor of International Relations, Jerusalem University, 1932-1951; Director of High Commission for Refugees from Germany, 1933-1935; Chairman National Peace Council, 1944-1946; Chairman United Restitution Office, 1948-; Foreign Office Committee on Restitution in British Zone of Germany, 1951; President Jewish Historical Society 1960-1962. Married 1915 Helen Franklin (died April 1972). Died 8 April 1971.
From the guide to the Norman Bentwich Collection, 1913-1962, (Middle East Centre Archive, St Antony's College, Oxford)
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- Justice, Administration of
- Refugees
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- Palestine (as recorded)
- Iraq (as recorded)
- Ethiopia (as recorded)
- Germany (as recorded)
- Israel (as recorded)
