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Russia Permits Transfer of Borochov’s Remains from Kiev to Israel

April 1, 1963
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The remains of Dov Ber Borochov, the founder of Zionist Socialism, are en route to Israel from the Soviet Union for reinterment, members of his family said here today.

Borochov was buried in 1917 in a cemetery at Kiev. His family, which lives in Israel, heard that Russian authorities were planning to raze the cemetery to make room for a housing project. They appealed to President Ben-Zvi who sent a personal letter to L.I. Breshnev, chairman of the all-Soviet Presidium. A reply was received last month that permission had been granted for re-burial in Israel. Joseph Tekoah, Israel’s Ambassador to Russia, is accompanying the remains back to Israel.

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