Israel Spielvogel, wealthy Jewish industrialist, died here last night while attending a banquet given as a farewell to a number of tourists leaving for Palestine under the auspices of the pro-Palestine Chamber of Commerce.
Spielvogel had intended to proceed to Palestine to invest his funds there.
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