Baruch Schwartz, well-known Hebrew scholar and one of the oldest Zionist leaders in Russia, died here at the age of 72. He was the father of Shalom Schwartz, the director of the Palestine Telegraphic Agency.
Baruch Schwartz came to Palestine ten years ago and devoted much of his time here to literary work. The first volume of his book “My Life,” appeared recently. Two unpublished volumes have remained in manuscript.
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