Leaders of the Jewish community and state officials attended the funeral here today of Dr. Boris Tchlenoff, honorary president of the OSE and member of the faculty of the Bern University. Dr. Tchlenoff bequeathed 20,000 Swiss francs to the OSE children sanatorium in Jerusalem which carries his name. (A memorial meeting for Dr. Tchlenoff will be held in New York on Thursday, arranged by the American OSE Committee.)
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