Funeral services were held here today for Naum Kacowioz, a prominent Argentine-Jewish businessman and philanthropist who died yesterday at the age of 72. He was stricken while addressing a luncheon in Mar Del Plata for the benefit of the Ezrah Hospital in Buenos Aires of which he was president. He was buried in the Tablada cemetery. Four years ago, Mr. Kacowioz was kidnapped and released after three days when his family paid a ransom amounting to about $1 million.
Mr. Kacowioz was born in Poland and came to Argentina in 1926. He amassed a fortune in the meat packing industry and became one of the country’s leading philanthropists. His donations aided many Jewish organizations in need, including hospitals, schools, orphanages and homes for the aged. Shortly before his death he was a member of the emergency committee of presidents of various Jewish bodies established to deal with the financial crisis in the local Jewish community.
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