Abraham Bielawski, a member of the Palestine pioneers organization of Zdunska Wola, near Lodz, committed suicide today following the departure of his comrade Chaluzim with the third pioneer group leaving for Palestine since the beginning of the outbreaks.
Bielawski was originally promised an immigration certificate to proceed with the group, but he was left behind because the schedule was exhausted.
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