The 50th anniversary of the death of Rabbi Samuel Mohilever, one of the founders of the world Zionist movement at the turn of the century was marked in Jewish communities throughout Poland this week. At the cemetery in Bialystok, where the distinguished Zionist figure is buried, the local Jewish population gathered to pay honor to his memory. The Mizrachi organization of Poland announced that it will take steps soon to decorate his grave.
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