Dr. Joseph Shatksi, the director of Bellinson Hospital here, vice-president of the World OSE and founder of OSE in Israel, died here last night at the age of 71. He was also a Mapai member of the Tel Aviv Municipal Council.
Born in Tarnopol, Poland, Dr. Shatkai came to Palestine in 1942 where he became active in the field of public health. He was a member of the central committee of Kupat Holim, the workers health fund and honorary treasurer of the Israel Hospital Directors Association.
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