Funeral services were held here for Simon Mirelman, a prominent industrialist, philanthropist and leader of the Jewish community for more than 30 years, who died at the age of 84. Mirelman, who was born in London of Russian emigre parents, came to Argentina after World War I and, with his brothers, established a successful textile industry.
Between 1930-1960 his Jewish affiliations included the B’nai B’rith, ORT, the Jewish Association for Aid to the Allies in World War II, the Argentine section of the Joint Distribution Committee, the Argentine Jewish Association which cooperated with the American Jewish Committee, the United Jewish Appeal and Israel Bonds. He was president of a local Jewish hospital and was especially active in support of Israel. He received an honorary doctorate from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Mirelman retired from public life in 1960 but 10 years later he founded the Albert Einstein Medical Research Center here and co-founded the DAIA.
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