The daughter of a prominent Amsterdam Jewish businessman was found strangled to death yesterday morning. The body of 10-year-old Helene Isaac was discovered several kilometers from her home. She had been missing since Monday. No clue to the identity of the killer has yet been uncovered. Helene was the youngest daughter of Arthur, Isaac, director of Amsterdam’s largest department store, “De Bijenkorf.” The Isaac family is connected with many charitable Jewish and Israeli causes.
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