Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert visited the tomb of revered 19th-century Rabbi Chatam Sofer during a visit to the capital of Slovakia. A mausoleum costing up to $1 million is to be built around the tomb in Bratislava next year with the help of private donations, mainly from the United States.
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