The remains of David Wolfsohn, second president of the World Zionist movement, who died in Hamburg, were brought to Israel today together with the remains of his wife. They will be reburied on Mount Herzl here after a special ceremony in the building of the Jewish Agency. Wolfsohn was born in Lithuania in 1856 and settled in Germany in 1888.
Reporting the stories that define our era. When history unfolds in real-time, the Jewish world turns to JTA. Your support ensures we can document the complexities of war and the resilience of Jewish communities with integrity.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
