Jacob Markiewicz, 19, shoemaker, member of the Poale Zion Party, died today of wounds received two weeks ago in a quarrel between Poale Zionists and Communists at a meeting on the Palestine events.
Before his death Markiewicz disclosed the name of his assailant, a Communist.
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