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First Jewish Funeral in Spanish Town

January 1, 1933
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The first Jewish funeral in San Sebastien, Spain was held here yesterday for a Moroccan Jew, Nahon.

In order to conduct the service in accordance with the Jewish tradition, however, a minyan and a Rabbi had to be brought from a neighboring town, the French town of Bayonne.

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