(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
What will probably be the first duel between two Jews in history is expected to take place in Rovno as a result of a quarrel between two Jewish communal leaders.
The forthcoming duel will be fought between the president of the Kehillah of Rovno, Attorney Leon Kahn, and the son of a Jewish physician, Dr. M. Siegle, as a result of a controversy between these two men, which arose at a meeting of the Rovno Kehillah. Remarks made by the Kehillah president in connection with the question of appointing Dr. Siegle to head the Jewish Hospital in Rovno were regarded by the doctor as an insult to him.
Learning of the remarks made by Mr. Kahn, with regard to his father, Dr. Siegle’s son, who is also a physician, challenged the Kehillah president to a duel.
The rabbis of the Rovno Jewish community are making an effort to bring about a reconciliation between the two men. In the meantime, the incident has aroused a great deal of interest among the Jews.
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