Funeral services were hold hero yesterday for Solomon Wertheim, Australian Zionist leader, who died Friday at the age of 74.
He was affiliated with the Zionist movement in this country since 1915, and was a founder of the Australian Zionist Federation, He was also active in founding the Women’s International Zionist Organization, and was a key figure in the Jewish National Fund, of Australia.
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