A $5 million fund for Jewish education in the diaspora to bear the name of the late Louis A. Pincus was announced last night at a memorial meeting held here marking the 30th day after the death of the Chairman of the Jewish Agency and World Zionist Organization Executive. The fund will be financed by the government of Israel the Jewish Agency, the WZO and the Joint Distribution Committee. Earlier the nation’s leaders attended the unveiling of Pincus tomb stone on Mount Herzl.
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