(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Dr. Samuel Weszel, chief rabbi of the Ashkenzic community in Bosnia, died here today at the age of 70.
Dr. Weszel, who was a native of Rotterdam, Holland, occupied the position of Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Bosnia, for thirty years.
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