Over 200 delegates, who have been attending the International Esperanto Congress in Cracow, gathered today at the grave of Dr. Ludwig Zamenhof, in the Jewish cemetery here, to pay tribute to the founder of their movement.
The delegates travelled down to Warsaw specially from Cracow, immediately after the conclusion of the Congress. Among the speakers were ex-Deputy Farbstein, the retiring President of the Warsaw Jewish Community, now a member of the Zionist World Executive, who speaking on behalf of the Warsaw Jewish Community, said that Dr. Zamenhof was the pride of Poland and of the Jewish people. Professor Robert Kreuz spoke on behalf of the Esperanto World Federation, and Advocate Leo Belmont, who was a close friend and collaborator of Dr. Zamenhof, related reminiscences of his life, and fifteen other speakers spoke on behalf of Esperanto Associations in various countries of Europe, America, and Asia.
The delegates then proceeded to the house in the Zamenof Street, formerly known as the Dzika Street, where Dr. Zamenhof lived for many years, practising as an oculist, and the Zamenhof memorial slab which has been affixed to the front of the house was unveiled.
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