Simon Schoenbrun, Philanthropist, Dead in Poland

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July 28, 1939

WARSAW (Jul. 27)

Simon Schoenbrun, prominent philanthropist has died of a heart attack. He was 71. He was the founder and president of the Jewish Relief Committee of Warsaw and a leader of other charitable organizations. He was also a member of the Council of the Jewish Agency for Palestine.

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