(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Alexander Rappoport, founder of the first Yiddish daily in Russia, “Der Freund,” died in Tel Aviv. “Der Freund,” was established in 1903 in St. Petersburg.
Rappoport, who was a noted Zionist, came to Palestine in 1921. He was 66 years old.
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