The 70th birthday of Chaim Eitingon, who came here forty years ago from Moscow and established one of the most successful fur businesses in Germany, was celebrated on December 17 here and throughout Germany, where he is well known for his great philanthropies and Jewish communal work.
Herr Eitingon built at his own expense the largest and most beautiful synagogue in Leipzig, and contributed a million marks for the local Jewish hospital. He was also the founder of a credit bank for small merchants and artisans.
Herr Eitingon, who has always taken a deep interest in Zionism, founded in Palestine, together with his brother-in-law, the great Shemen Oil Works, which gives employment to hundreds of Jewish workers. He has contributed much to the Keren Hayesod and Keren Kayemeth.
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