BENJAMIN, BARUCH BENZION

BENJAMIN, BARUCH BENZION
BENJAMIN, BARUCH BENZION (1904–?), Indian government official. Born in Bombay, of the bene-israel community, Benjamin joined the Indian government service following independence in 1947 and was made deputy chief controller of   imports and exports in 1953. From 1955 until his retirement in 1959 he was an undersecretary in the Indian Ministry of Finance. Active in Jewish affairs, Benjamin was a vice president of the World Council of Synagogues and president of the Delhi Jewish Welfare Association.

Encyclopedia Judaica. 1971.

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