Dr. S. M. Muschkat, philanthropist and worker in Jewish causes, died here today. He was fifty-seven years old. He had been active in the work of Palestine upbuilding and was a member of the Jewish Agency for Palestine.
Jewish causes here will receive the equivalent of $100,000 for welfare work under the terms of his will, it was disclosed.
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