Many persons who owed their lives to him today attended funeral services for Arieh Katz, famous Tel Aviv life guard who died here yesterday of a heart attack. Katz, who was the first life guard to be employed at the Tel Aviv municipal beach, was a well known athlete in Vienna before coming to Palestine. He was 36 years old and served as a life guard for the past 15 years.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
