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Palestine and London Commemorate the Anniversary of Herzl’s and Bialik’s Deaths

July 18, 1941
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Memorial services marking the 37th anniversary of the death of Theodore Herzl, father of political Zionism, as well as the 7th anniversary of the death of Chaim Nachman Bialik, prominent Hebrew poet, were held yesterday all over the country, the military camps for Jewish soldiers also holding services. In Jerusalem the services took place in the Jewish Agency building, while in Tel Aviv they were held in the Beth Bialik, named after the great poet.

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