DR. AUGUST STEIN, FOR MANY YEARS PRESIDENT OF THE PRAHA JEWISH COMMUNITY, DIED YESTERDAY AT THE AGE OF 82. DR. STEIN ISSUED THE FIRST JEWISH PRAYER BOOK IN THE CZECH LANGUAGE.
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