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Israel State Attorney Gilon Dies of Lung Ailment; Born in South Africa

April 12, 1961
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Israel’s State Attorney C. Gilon-Gluckman died here of a lung ailment yesterday at the age of 52. Born in South Africa, Mr. Gilon served as information officer in Jerusalem shortly after the establishment of the State of Israel and later joined the Ministry of Justice. He was chief prosecutor in the notorious Kafr Kassim trial.

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