Funeral services were held this weekend for Maximilian Hurwitz, an editor and translator for the World Jewish Congress, who died last week at the age of 76.
Mr. Hurwitz had been with the WJC for the past 20 years, during which time he edited more than 10 books and 100 pamphlets, brochures and other publications. He was skilled as a translator from French, German, Yiddish, and Hebrew.
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