Dr. Otto Hirsch, president of the Reichsvereinigung of German Jews, died this week in Germany, according to reports received here today. No details of the circumstances of his death are available.
Dr. Hirsch, who was 55 years old, has been the head of the Reichsvereinigung since 1935. He has been arrested by the Gestapo on several occasions and held for varying periods.
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