Gertrude Blum

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Gertrude Blum (December 9, 1909 - June 5, 1993) was a pioneer and Knight of Bahá'u'lláh, named for pioneering to the Solomon Islands.

Gertrude Blum was born in New York City and accepted the Bahá'í Faith at the age of 19. Mrs. Bum and her husband, Alvin, were named Knights of Bahá'u'lláh for being the first Bahá'ís to settle in the Solomons in 1954.

Mrs. Blum's services to the community and the Bahá'í Faith were recognized when she was awarded the Member of the British Empire (MBE) medal by Elizabeth II, Queen of England, in 1989. She was a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Australia and New Zealand, the first Regional Spiritual Assembly of the South Pacific, and the first National Assembly of the South West Pacific Ocean.

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• The Universal House of Justice [1994]. The Bahá'í World - An International Record Vol 1993-1994. Haifa, Isreal: World Centre Publications.