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Polish Revisionist Fatally Stabbed in Clash with Reds

July 9, 1931
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A young Zionist Revisionist, Isaac Fischof, was fatally stabbed early this morning in a row between Revisionists and Communists in the town of Tomaszow-Mazoviecki during a memorial service in the local synagogue for Dr. Theodor Herzl, according to a report reaching here.

The report states that during the services the Communists hoisted the red flag and attempted to remove the Jewish flag, an effort which the Revisionists resisted. A fight ensued during which the stabbing occurred. The police arrested a number of the Communists.

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